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Playful, bringing smiles, seeing the lighter side.
No-budget Humor Videos:
No-budget Humor Videos:
A powerful message: Your laughter sends a message. Your laughter tells the other person to continue doing something or by not laughing, tells them you don't find it funny.
A powerful message: Your laughter sends a message. Your laughter tells the other person to continue doing something or by not laughing, tells them you don't find it funny.
Often, people are learning "time, place, manner" about Humor:
Often, people are learning "time, place, manner" about Humor:
Using it at the 'right' time = An example of NOT the 'right' time is when jokes are made in the middle of when the teacher is trying to explain something that someone else is trying to hear or understand. What are other examples of NOT the 'right time' you have seen/felt?
Using it at the 'right' time = An example of NOT the 'right' time is when jokes are made in the middle of when the teacher is trying to explain something that someone else is trying to hear or understand. What are other examples of NOT the 'right time' you have seen/felt?
Using it in the 'right" place = What are some examples you can think of are NOT the 'right' place for jokes? Or how some jokes are taken seriously when done in these places?
Using it in the 'right" place = What are some examples you can think of are NOT the 'right' place for jokes? Or how some jokes are taken seriously when done in these places?
"I was just joking" does not make it okay.
Using it in the 'right' manner = A few examples of NOT the 'right' manner is making fun of someone, especially things they have no control over, or making jokes that call people names or jokes made using violence. Think about your boundaries, are there some joking that because of how can be taken is just not funny or can you see how they would not be funny to another?
"I was just joking" does not make it okay.
Using it in the 'right' manner = A few examples of NOT the 'right' manner is making fun of someone, especially things they have no control over, or making jokes that call people names or jokes made using violence. Think about your boundaries, are there some joking that because of how can be taken is just not funny or can you see how they would not be funny to another?
Some wise tips for using humor, from our character ed kid advisers are:
Some wise tips for using humor, from our character ed kid advisers are:
know who is around you - what might be funny to some may not be funny to all. Be sensitive to your audience.
saying, "I'm just joking" does not make it all okay. You may want to apologize for it, acknowledge you took it too far or not do it again.
you don't have to laugh at all jokes - when you laugh you let the other person know what you like (or don't like)
know the mood of the people around you, and if the place is appropriate to joke around
insulting jokes about things that people have no control over are not funny. Recognize some things are serious.
don't laugh at people when they are hurting
know when the joke is done. It becomes lame when it is over and you are trying to keep it going.
Helpful tips by teachers:
Ms. Clark: Learning to use humor not to offend or be offended.
Under Over Use Strength Continuum:
Under Over Use Strength Continuum:
Some class discussion topics and questions:
Some class discussion topics and questions:
How do you initiate playfulness with others?
What situations promote your use of humor?
How might you bring your strength of humor into play, relationships, family?
How does your strength of humor support you when stress is high?
How is your strength of humor impacted when you are stressed?
What strength(s) do you combine most with humor?
(above questions adapted from R, M. Niemiec, Character Strengths Interventions, 2018)
Strength reflections for self, class and school:
Strength reflections for self, class and school:
Deeper learning:
Deeper learning:
Your questions, Your displays of understanding, Your ideas.
Your questions, Your displays of understanding, Your ideas.
What question(s) do you have? Ask Mr. S.
What question(s) do you have? Ask Mr. S.
Some other notable videos on humor: If you find some Tell me which one(s) you like!
Some other notable videos on humor: If you find some Tell me which one(s) you like!
What, you want to make your own videos?
What, you want to make your own videos?
Tell me if you are working on one, or when you have completed one!
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