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10 Easy Jokes Kids Can Read on Their Own

When you're learning to read, a joke is a great reward: the sentence is short, and at the end, you laugh. Here are ten jokes picked for beginning readers.

Tip for parents: let your child read the question out loud, and wait before giving the answer. Let them find it, or read it.

1. Knock knock.
— Who's there?
— Lettuce.
— Lettuce who?
— Lettuce in, it's cold out here!

2. Why was the math book sad?
It had too many problems.

3. What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
A dino-snore!

4. Why can't a bike stand up on its own?
It's two tired.

5. What has hands but can't clap?
A clock.

6. Why did the teddy bear say no to dessert?
It was already stuffed.

7. What did the ocean say to the beach?
Nothing. It just waved.

8. Knock knock.
— Who's there?
— Boo.
— Boo who?
— Don't cry, it's only a joke!

9. Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
It felt crummy.

10. What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A fsh.

Grown-ups: share your favorite with Scarlett at thejokefactory@proton.me.