I believe that jokes and children go hand in hand and I always greet my speech therapy students with a smile when they come to me shouting, “Mr. Raj, we just learned a new joke and we want to tell it to you.” Successfully delivering a joke is one of the trickiest types of communication, so it only makes sense that in my speech therapy room, we chat about jokes very often. One category of joke that consistently finds its way into our conversation is the historic Knock-Knock joke.
A quick lesson on the format of Knock-Knock jokes:
You know the drill; the start of this type of joke never changes. The joke teller says “knock-knock,” implying that someone is knocking on a make-believe door. Then, the listener of the joke responds by asking “who’s there?” Now, this is where it starts to get a bit interesting because what follows is usually a bit of clever word play. The joke teller then says a name or some other words, in which the listener appropriately responds by repeating the name or words, followed by the word, “who?” And with lightning speed, the joker delivers a punch line that beautifully highlights the cleverness of the chosen word play. For example, here’s one of my favorite Knock-Knock jokes that a 2nd grader recently said to me.
We need more speech-therapy Knock-Knock jokes!
Don’t you wish there were more Knock-Knocks related to speech therapy? Sure you do! Well, I’ve come to your rescue and written 11 knee-slappin’, side-splittin’, hilarious Knock-Knock jokes that you and your speech therapy students are gonna love. Ready or not, here we go.
Let’s the jokes begin!
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Venice.
Venice who?
Venice it time for speech class? I can’t wait to practice my goals and objectives.
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Sid.
Sid who?
Sid down and listen up in speech class.
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Razor.
Razor who?
Razor hand if you know the answer in speech class.
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Boo.
Boo who?
Why are you crying in speech class? You don’t love our activities?
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Who.
Who who?
I think there’s an owl hiding somewhere in our speech room!
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Danielle.
Danielle who?
Danielle in speech class because it’s better to use our indoor voices.
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Wayne.
Wayne who?
Wayne dwops fell all over my /R/ homewoke while I was walking home.
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Kanga.
Kango who?
No, it’s a kangaroo, not kangawho. Remember your /R/ sound and try again.
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Lipstick.
Lipstick who?
Lipstick together when we practice the /M/ sound in speech class.
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Paradise.
Paradise who?
Paradise are all we need to play this fun speech therapy board game.
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Punch.
Punch who?
Hey, hands to yourself. No fighting allowed in speech class.
In closing . . .
The Knock-Knock fun doesn’t have to stop here. How about you write some of your own jokes? I know you have it in you because deep down inside, there’s a fantastic comedian just itching to break out. Well, now’s your chance! Oh, and if you come up with any cool ones, please do contact me to share the wealth. As always, I look forward to hearing from you.
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