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Burt, Linda McConnell; Sugawara, Alan I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Reviews the literature concerning children's humor. Discusses major characteristics of early humor based on the child's level of developmental mastery, and proposes a conceptual model of humorous play. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education
Guindal, Albert Lopez – 1985
Humor is an excellent teaching tool because, in addition to preventing classroom boredom and monotony, it introduces lateral aspects of language such as irony, sarcasm, mockery, elision, ellipsis, and euphemism. Humor in language can be approached interactively or structurally through a variety of activities. It can be used to expand vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Comics (Publications), Cultural Context