Children LOVE telling jokes. Kids often tell a joke and giggle hysterically, but often they don’t really understand why the joke is even funny. That is because most jokes are play-on-words, or they are funny because a word in the joke might have two meanings, or the word could be a homonym. Being able to interpret multiple meanings of words is an important reading comprehension skill. So, why not encourage your child’s love of joke-telling, and make it an educational experience at the same time?!
JOKE: What kind of critters do secret agents like?
ANSWER: Spy-ders!
EXPLANATION: Secret agents are also known as spies, and a type of critter is a spider, so the word “spyder” is a combination of “spy” and “spider”.
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