Bringing Comedy into the Classroom - Digital Education Resource is freely available to teachers.

This resource is for both teachers and students. In it you’ll find:

• Definitions of comedy, humour, funny and laughter (plus a brief history of comedy, and overview of contemporary and diverse comedy styles.
• How humour and being funny makes you feel good and builds self-esteem.
• How the Class Clowns program relates to the Australian curriculum for Years 9-10 and senior Drama syllabi in Australian states and territories.
• Introductory activities for getting into comedy and exploring a range of comic forms.
• Post-workshop activities to build on students’ ideas, encourage them to write, rehearse and refine their comedy routines.
• Links to visual resources and recent articles that are all about comedy.