A good chuckle can be a game-changer in the classroom. When boredom strikes or morale seems low, laughter is the best medicine. Some jokes even reinforce what students are learning. Need some kid-friendly humor to boost the mood? We’ve got you covered! Here’s a list of cheesy teacher jokes you can share with your students!
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English-Language Arts and Reading Teacher Jokes
From the ABCs to dictionaries, here are some punny jokes to use in your class.
1. You can never go wrong with alphabet puns.
2. This is a joke you might have to look up.
Thesaurus rex.
3. What a know-it-all.
A thesaurus.
4. This is for those who like to fly under the radar.
5. Spelling jokes? The b-e-s-t!
B!
6. A little upper-grade ELA humor.
Relative clauses.
7. Do you know the longest word?
Smiles—there’s a mile between the first and last letters.
8. Just buzzing around.
A spelling bee!
9. A dictionary joke a day …
I’m at a loss for words.
10. Punctuate your class with a laugh.
They’re too possessive.
11. All the tenses in one joke.
It was all quite tense.
12. An English teacher walked into a courtroom …
They both give out sentences.
13. Love a good cheesy grammar joke.
“There their they’re.”
14. This is way too literal.
May: It only has three letters.
15. The difference between a cat and a comma …
One has claws at the end of its paws. The other is a pause at the end of a clause.
16. It’s been around a long time.
2B.
17. What do you call an English teacher with a social media addiction?
Instagrammar.
18. A no-no of a joke.
A big no-no.
Math Teacher Jokes
With jokes about angles and rays, numbers, and, of course, pi, math definitely has the most jokes of any discipline.
19. I’m not sure any teacher has a favorite snake, but …
A pi-thon.
20. What does a math teacher climb for fun?
A geome-tree.
21. Food for thought.
Because seven eight nine.
22. The story of the fraction and the decimal.
Because he would have to convert.
23. Is it a math joke without pi?
Because it didn’t know when to stop.
24. A hilarious math problem.
Big hands!
25. Such acute joke.
Because it had acute angles.
26. Statistics shenanigans.
It was a “mean” thing to say.
27. Money jokes just make cents.
We make cents!
28. When math teachers travel …
Times Square.
29. Funny from all angles.
Because it’s always 90 degrees.
30. End the year with a math joke.
Sum-mer!
31. The king of fractions.
Henry the 1/8.
32. Friends who love math.
Algebros.
33. Geometry laughs …
Because they were all out of shape.
34. A joke that gets the algorithm.
Because you can use the algo-rhythm!
35. A joke for all the math tools.
Weapons of math instruction.
36. Where do mathematicians end up?
In the symmetry.
37. All math teachers have problems!
Because it’s full of problems!
38. Do old math teachers ever die?
They just lose some of their functions.
39. A joke for the trigonometry teachers out there.
Because they can use sin and cos to get a tan.
40. Measurements? Monarchs? Same difference!
The ruler.
41. That’s one way to create a division.
With a pair of Caesars!
42. Is there such thing as a sad math joke? Yes!
Because they’ll never meet.
43. A little fashion and math humor.
“I like your belt.”
44. Math can be strange.
Numbers that can’t be divided by 2.
45. It’s all about self-worth.
You’re pointless.
46. A direct approach is often best.
Stop going in circles and get to the point.
47. Nutrition is important.
Square meals.
48. We all get emotional sometimes.
Because he’s never right.
49. Why did the geometry teacher go to the beach?
To catch some rays and angles.
Social Studies, History, and Geography Teacher Jokes
With so much to talk about in social studies—geography, ancient times, modern history—it’s no wonder there are some good jokes.
50. Talk about dark times.
Because there were so many knights.
51. A little history joke.
Hisss-tory.
52. A nod to geography.
We’ve got to draw the line here!
53. The whole world in one joke.
A stamp.
54. A joke from the tsars.
Tsarbucks.
55. It’s all about location.
At the bottom.
56. Geography for the laugh.
I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus!
57. What a coincidence!
The same middle name!
58. A legendary joke.
He’s a legend.
59. A geography joke.
Because they’re hill areas.
Science Teacher Jokes
Science teacher jokes are positively hilarious and will bond students together (get it?).
60. Who doesn’t love helium?
Helium. I can’t speak highly enough about it!
61. Why don’t scientists trust atoms?
Because they make up everything.
62. Science and ELA in one joke.
She can’t put it down.
63. A biologist takes a photo …
A cell-fie.
64. This pun goes deep.
Give me a minute and I’ll dig some up.
65. Come to your senses.
Something between us smells!
66. Break this joke out in autumn.
For being out standing in his field.
67. A biology and Halloween joke in one.
Because he had no body to go with.
68. Organic chemistry jokes? Yes, please.
A-mean-oh acid.
69. A good attitude always helps.
70. How much do neutrons cost?
Nothing. They’re free of charge.
71. What do you call a second-place trophy in an astronomy contest?
A constellation prize.
Learn more: 65 Hilarious Chemistry Jokes and Puns
Music and Art Teacher Jokes
Break out some humor in music and art classes.
72. It’s a pirate’s class for me!
Arrrrrrt!
73. At least it is not math problems!
A very trebled man.
74. A piano tune-up indeed.
Because the keys are on the inside.
75. A little Bach humor.
Bach in the saddle again.
76. Sounds like the perfect destination.
The Florida Keys.
77. What is a teacher’s favorite type of music?
Class-ical.
78. Why did the music teacher climb a ladder?
To reach the high notes.
Teacher Jokes for Free Time
Here are jokes for the time students spend on the playground, on the bus, and in other areas around the school.
79. A little playground humor.
To get to the other slide!
80. A joke to buzz about.
They ride the school buzz.
81. You gotta catch ’em first!
You poke-him-on.
82. Why was the cafeteria clock behind on the first day?
It kept going back four seconds.
83. Why did the echo get detention?
It kept answering back.
84. What did the buffalo say at school drop-off?
Bi-son.
Cheesy Jokes About Teachers
Of course teachers can laugh at themselves.
85. Sometimes you need all the help you can get.
Because the lesson needed to be clear.
86. But don’t overexplain it.
Expla-nation.
87. A bright joke.
Because it was time for a “bright” idea.
88. A cool teacher joke!
Because her students were so bright!
89. As long as it’s not state testing!
To test the waters.
90. They know how to help things grow.
The kinder-garden teachers.
91. Maybe we all need a day off.
Absent-minded.
92. What do you call a teacher who never frowns?
A good ruler.
93. A joke for kinder-garden.
Because they were kinder-gardeners.
94. Traveling as a librarian.
Because it was overbooked.
More Cheesy Teacher Jokes
These jokes will make students either laugh or roll their eyes, so we had to include them.
95. Never call homework a piece of cake.
Because his teacher told him it was a piece of cake!
96. Just spit it out already.
“You just did!”
97. Time is not always your friend.
Unfortunately, it kills all its students.
98. It’s cheesy jokes o’clock.
A waist of time.
99. See you later, alligator!
An investigator!
100. At least they’re honest!
Not really.
101. It’s right there in the name.
Pennsylvania.
102. A BOYD joke.
It left its Windows open.
103. Looking sharp!
“You’re looking sharp!”
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