Part of the Quick Reference Guides for Early Childhood Best Practices, this convenient pack of 5 laminated, six-page primers gives early childhood educators practical guidance on leveraging the benefits of humor in the classroom. Colorful graphics, lists, and tips instantly engage teachers and give them an at-a-glance understanding of: the physical, social, and cognitive benefits of smiling and laughter how children's humor changes and becomes more complex over time how humor is shaped by factors like temperament and family background ways to help ensure that surprising experiences are funny to children and not distressing These developmentally appropriate practices are ready to use with children from birth to five across settings: in homes, classrooms, or professional learning environments. About the Quick Reference Guides for Early Childhood Best Practices Perfect for professional learning, these 16 Quick Reference Guides will put practical knowledge and ready-to-use strategies in the hands of every educator in your early childhood program. Developed by an early childhood expert with more than 40 years of experience in the field, these laminated, six-page primers cover specific topics with explicit links to core developmental domains: cognitive, physical, socio-emotional, communication, and adaptive. Teachers of children from birth to five will get tips they can trust on developmentally appropriate practices—not only within developmental domains, but in other key areas with a broad effect on a child's life (such as mealtime, friendships, and creativity).