Humor should never replace rigorous instruction. Instead, it serves as the gateway that makes rigorous instruction accessible to everyone. To help design your next fun activity, let me know: What do you teach? What specific math topic are you covering next?
Students use graphing equations to draw funny faces, cartoon characters, and memes. High School Algebra & Geometry
: Use math memes to test understanding. If a student gets the joke, they likely understand the underlying concept (e.g., a joke about parallel lines never meeting confirms they know the definition). Puzzle Worksheets math lol lessons
Customer: "So it’s 80% off?" Manager: "No, it’s 50% off, then 30% off the new price." Customer: "So you’re bad at math and marketing?"
Mean, median, and mode walk into a bar. The mean buys the most expensive drink, the median orders the middle-shelf whiskey, and the mode just orders the same beer as everyone else. Humor should never replace rigorous instruction
Humor acts as a psychological reset button. It breaks down walls and removes the fear of making mistakes. 1. Reducing Math Anxiety
"Solve for X. X = 14. Next problem."
The student replies, “Wrong. I have zero apples left because I gave the rest to my hungry dog who doesn’t understand fractions.”