The Laughing Classroom: Everyone's Guide to Teaching with Humor and Play (Loomans, Diane) - Softcover

Loomans, Diana; Kolberg, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0915811995 ISBN 13: 9780915811991

Publisher: HJ Kramer, 2002

Synopsis

What distinguishes a boring classroom from a learning classroom? Laughter. This book helps move teachers from a limiting” teaching style to a laughing” style that inspires creativity and helps students learn faster and better. Cowritten by a former educator and the founder of a comedy improvisation company, The Laughing Classroom helps teachers and parents make learning fun while instilling self-esteem, solid work habits, and the joy of learning in children. Suggested activities involve silly songs, special dress days, vocabulary-building, observation, communication, social skills, and self-expression. The book gives teachers 50 ways to say you did OK,” 15 play breaks, and humorous homework assignments to make the task fun. This edition includes a new introduction by the authors and a foreword by veteran comedian Steve Allen.

About this title

From the Publisher:

To our readers: The books we publish are our contribution to an emerging world based on cooperation rather than on competition, on affirmation of the human spirit rather than on self-doubt, and on the certainty that all humanity is connected. Our goal is to touch as many lives as possible with a message of hope for a better world. - Hal and Linda Kramer, Publishers

From the Back Cover:

Do you want to bring sunshine into your classroom, light up the minds of your students with laughter, and let the physiological and psychological effects open them to learning? The read The Laughing Classroom. The authors tell us precisely how to do this. (Milton Schwebel, Ph.D., Former Dean, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University)

This book is absolutely wonderful! It is the first book Ive come across that contains over one hundred easy and fun ways to release the natural humor and play that lie dormant in so many classrooms today. It is the perfect tool to create more fun, more joy, and more energy with less boredom, behavioral problems and burnout. I love it! (Jack Canfield, Co-author, One Hundred Ways to Enhance Self-Concept in the Classroom)

The Laughing Classroom entertains, educates and celebrates.It can inspire you to become a master teacher. (From the Foreword by Steve Allen)

This delightful book is a joy to read and an invaluable contribution to a teachers repertoire. Laughter can be a magnificent aid to learning, and the teacher who knows how to bring joy into a classroom will inspire as well as instruct. (Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D., Author, Honoring the Self and How to Raise Your Self-Esteem)

After you read this book, your students will be cutting out of recess early to get back to your class. The Laughing Classroom is a comprehensive, fun-filled practical guide for bringing humor into your curriculum, and delight into your life. (Matt Weinstein, Co-author, Playfair: Everybody's Guide to Noncompetitive Play)

About this edition

• Publisher: HJ Kramer
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0915811995
• ISBN 13: 9780915811991
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240