100+ Clean And Funny School Jokes For Kids

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Are you searching for some funny school jokes for kids that could instantly crack them up? Well, then your quest for some good jest ends here. Whether you’re a teacher or a parent, knowing some cool school jokes would help you lighten the atmosphere and help your kids have a good chuckle on dull or gloomy days. A fun and relaxed atmosphere in the classroom can also help children concentrate and learn better. Studies show that humor is beneficial for teaching social interactions (1). Moreover, telling children some humorous and amusing school jokes may also help them socialize with ease and break the ice with their peers. Additionally, humor can be a powerful tool in learning and motivation (2). Keep browsing to choose the funniest and most witty jokes from our list of clean school jokes for kids and engage in some teasing and repartees.

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Key Pointers

Sharing funny school jokes with kids can help to lighten the atmosphere, especially on dull days.
Teaching children humorous school jokes can aid in their socialization.
Incorporating school-related jokes into learning activities can enhance creativity, communication skills, vocabulary, and problem-solving abilities.
Humor through school jokes can significantly reduce stress and anxiety among children, particularly during challenging times.

100+ School Jokes For Kids

Often, students ask creative questions and retain what they have learned when the lessons are interspersed with jokes. Usually, a child’s age and cognitive development go hand-in-hand with the development of their humor (3). Hence, a second grader could joke about wordplay or logical flaws. Older children will need age-appropriate jokes to keep them engaged. So what are you waiting for? Check out the following school jokes for kids and create the best learning environment for your students. These jokes have been curated from the internet, all in one place for your amusement!”

Jokes For Kindergarten Kids

1. Name the flying mammal in the kindergarten class.
AlphaBAT

2. How do bees go to school?
By school buzz

Bees go to school, Funny school jokes for kids — Image: iStock

3. What’s the best place to grow flowers in a school?
KinderGARDEN

4. Why is six afraid of seven?
Because seven ATE nine

5. Which school do the birds go to?
High school

6. Why does a dog do so well in school?
Because it’s the teacher’s pet

7. Why is the teacher wearing sunglasses in the class?
Because she has bright students in her class

8. A superhero in a computer class.
The screen saver

9. Teachers shout at something students don’t do.
Homework

10. What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
The blackboard

11. What is the blackboard’s favorite drink?
Hot CHALKolate

12. Why do fireflies get bad grades at school?
Because they are not bright enough

13. A room that a student can never enter
A mushROOM

14. A school bus that you can never enter
SyllaBUS

15. Why don’t giraffes go to elementary school?
Because they go to high school

16. Teacher: One great thing that we have today but not ten years ago
Student: It’s me.

17. Teacher: Your essay on the COW is similar to that of your friends’. Have you copied?
Student: No, teacher. It’s about the same COW.

18. What can children catch but not throw?
Cold

19. Why can’t a bicycle stand by itself?
Because it is too TIRED

20. Which grades do the pirates get in school?
High Cs

21. How much do computers eat for lunch?
A byte

22. What do ducks use for solving problems?
A QUACKulator!

23. Which is the smartest fly?
The spelling bee

24. What did one pencil say to another on the first day of school?
You’re looking sharp.

25. What does a spider do on the Internet?
Create a website

26. The coolest letters of the alphabet
AC

27. Which school does an ice cream man go to?
Sundae school

28. How do the fish go to school?
By octobus!

School Jokes For Kids Aged 6-12

29. What is a snake’s favorite subject?
HISStory

30. Knock, Knock
Who’s there?
A broken pencil
A broken pencil who?
Never mind… It’s pointless!

31. Why do magicians score well in exams?
Because they can handle tricky questions

32. Why does the math class make students sad?
Because it is full of problems

33. Why does the music teacher need a ladder in the school?
To reach higher notes

34. Why is history a sweet subject?
Because it has many dates

35. Why didn’t the Sun go to any university?
Because it already has many degrees

36. Which is the tallest school building?
The library—because it has many STORIES

37. Who is the leader of the school supplies?
The ruler

38. What is a boy in a class with a dictionary in his pants called?
Smartie pants

39. Why did the student throw her watch out of the school window?
She wanted to see time fly.

40. Which is the shortest month of the year?
May—Because it has only three letters

41. What did the paper say to the pen?
You have a good point

42. When do student astronauts eat?
During LAUNCH time

When do student astronauts eat, Funny school jokes for kids — Image: iStock

43. Why do music teachers do well in a baseball game?
Because they have a perfect pitch

44. What is the favorite subject of a witch?
English—Because it has SPELLings

45. Why are fish considered the smartest?
Because they live in schoolsⁱA group of fish is called a school

46. Why do we measure a snake in inches?
Because it does not have feet

47. “Why did you eat your homework?” the teacher asked.
“You said it’s a piece of cake,” the student replied.

48. What did the cross-eyed teacher say to the principal?
I cannot control my pupils.

49. A tired school supply
A knapsack

50. Two days of the week that start with ‘T’
Today and tomorrow

51. Who is everyone’s best friend at school?
The princiPAL

52. Which letter is hidden in a cup?
The letter T

53. Why is the letter A most like a flower?
Because a ‘Bee’ always follows it.

54. The smartest letters of the alphabet
The Ys (wise)

55. What compliment does a zero give to eight?
Nice belt (8)

56. Why were the students doing multiplication on the floor?
The teacher asked them not to use tables.

57. How do you make seven an even number?
By removing the ‘S’

58. This US state has the most number of math teachers
MATHachusetts

59. What’s a frog’s favorite year?
Leap year

60. Which state is called the land of pencils?
Pennsylvania

61. What’s so difficult about music class?
You have to write down many notes.

62. What are the ten things teachers can always count on?
Their fingers

63. Which is the longest table in the class?
The multiplication table

64. Why do triangles and squares work out every day?
To stay in shape

65. A bet that cannot be won
An alphaBET

66. An English teacher addicted to Instagram
InstaGRAMMAR

67. Favorite tree of an English teacher
PoeTREE

68. An English teacher’s favorite breakfast
SynonymⁱA word having the same meaning as another word in the same language rolls

School Jokes For Kids Aged 13+

69. Name the dinosaur that has the best vocabulary.
The thesaurusⁱA book or electronic resource that lists words in groups of synonyms

70. What’s so fresh in the chemistry class?
The experiMINTS

71. Why are the dark ages named so?
Because they have many knights

728. Which tree is the math teacher’s favorite?
GeomeTREE

73. Why do the pirates take a long time to finish reading the letters of the alphabet?
Because they spend a lot of time at C

74. What’s the calculator’s favorite statement?
You can count on me

75. How do you know that Saturn was married more than once?
Because it has many rings

76. Which school do the surfers go to?
The Boarding school

77. Why is beer never served at a math party?
Because you should never drink and derive

78. Which nation does the teacher like?
ExplaNATION

79. Why do geography students drown?
Because all their grades are below C-level

80. The longest word in the dictionary
RUBBER BAND—Because it stretches

81. Why was the echo detained at school?
Because it replied every single time

82. A butterfly’s favorite subject
MOTHematics

83. Why was the clock called to the principal’s office?
For TOCKing too much

84. Why was the lesson written on the window?
To make it quite clear for the students

85. What do math students eat on Halloween?
The Pumpkin Pi

86. Why do the students wear glasses during math class?
To improve their diVISION

87. What is a mathematical plant?
The one with square roots.

88. Why is the obtuse angle always upset?
Because it can never be right

89. Favorite season of a math teacher
SUMmer

90. Why can’t 12 and 9 get married?
Because they’re under 18

91. Why is a geometry lesson so adorable?
Because it has a lot of aCUTE angles

92. Why is 2 + 2 = 5 like your left foot?
It’s not right.

93. Which animal cheats in the exams?
CHEATah

94. Why can’t you trust atoms?
They make up everything.

95. Which hand writes well, right or left?
None. A pen or a pencil writes well.

96. What do elves do after school?
GNOMEⁱA small creature that guards earth's treasures and also a garden ornament work

97. What are Santa Claus’ brothers and sisters called?
Relative CLAUSES

98. Why shouldn’t you marry an apostrophe?
Because it’s too possessive

99. How do math students take a sunbath?
By using SIN and COS to get tan

100. Why are chemists good at solving problems?
Because they have all the solutions

101. “What’s the longest sentence?” the English teacher asked.
“Life imprisonment,” the student replied.

102. The reason why English teachers dislike parole
They like complete sentences.

103. An overqualified circle has?
360 degrees

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How can telling school jokes for kids create a positive and fun atmosphere in the classroom?

Telling jokes in school can lighten the monotone academic atmosphere of a school. It can enhance mutual relationships within the classroom and reduce stress. Jokes may also help promote creative thinking, honesty, positive coping, emotional well-being, self-confidence, and social responsibility.

2. Can school jokes help children build social connections and friendships with their peers?

Yes, children may connect better with peers who have a similar sense of humor. Thus, jokes stemming from blatant honesty and personal experiences may create interest, increase participation, and help break the ice (4).

3. Are there any educational benefits to incorporating school-related jokes into learning activities?

Jokes may enhance creativity and communication skills. They help increase vocabulary and solve problems more efficiently as children pick up grammatical cues and pronunciations without conscious effort. In addition, this may enhance attention, memory retention, and critical thinking skills.

4. How do school jokes reduce stress and anxiety among children, particularly during challenging times?

The display of humor through jokes allows children to laugh out loud and express their feelings. This allows them to distract themselves from their problems, making them less threatening, thus helping them view their challenges logically and unbiasedly. Such a humorous perspective can also reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem (5).

Sharing cheeky and funny school jokes for kids helps you develop a stronger and friendlier bond with them and also helps improve their social, verbal, and communication skills. Certain jokes can also be used as riddles to help get your children thinking and allow them to exercise their brains. They can also be used for friendly pranking to induce giggles. So, pick out some of these funny jokes for kids and share them with your little ones for a jovial environment filled with friendly banter.

Infographic: Funny School Jokes For Kids

We all have heard or told some lame and hilarious school jokes at some point during our school years to either make new friends or become the “funny guy” that everyone loves. Now pass it on to your child(ren) and let them recreate the funny classroom scenes with their peers.

clean and hilarious jokes to crack at school (infographic)

Illustration: Clean And Funny School Jokes For Kids

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Laugh out loud with these 15 hilarious jokes for kids! Use them for parties and watch them roll around laughing!

References

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Carol J. Aswegen Thornhill: (2002); Literature review : using humor with children; University of Northern Iowa.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2631&context=grp
Therese I Poirier and Miranda Wilhelm: (2014); Use of Humor to Enhance Learning: Bull’s Eye or Off the Mark; NCBI.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3965135/
Humor and Child Development.
https://kids.uconn.edu/2022/11/14/humor-and-child-development/
Comedy in the Classroom: 50 Ways to Bring Laughter Into Any Lesson.
https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/blogs/articles/comedy-in-the-classroom-50-ways-to-bring-laughter-into-any-lesson
Lucy Amelia James and Claire Louise Foxa; (2016); Children’s Understanding of Self-Focused Humor Styles; NCBI.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991049/#:~:text=As%20stated%20by

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