By Cole Manor Fit Falcon Tribune reporters| Fourth-grade Fit Falcon Tribune reporters conducted an experiment. They compared their moods before telling jokes and sharing funny stories and then afterwards.
Beforehand, Paul said he was feeling “burned out and really tired.” Victoria felt “tired, but OK,” and Rickendra was looking forward to getting home and playing with her sister.
Students then spent some time sharing things that they found funny. They told jokes, watched some funny animal videos, and told funny stories.
“The thing that really made us laugh was looking at various animals and pets doing silly things,” said Andy. “Even thinking about it now makes me laugh.”
“Even common knock-knock jokes made us smile,” said Ailin.
Ailin and Andy both agreed that their younger siblings make them laugh.
“My little sister makes silly sounds that make me smile. She’s only 1,” said Ailin.
Andy said his younger sister “tries to pronounce words and gets them wrong and that’s pretty cute.”
After sharing all of their favorite funny things, students reflected on how they felt.
I’m feeling great – better than before. I have two words: Calm. Happy.
–Victoria
I feel more happy, more awake, but still burned out. I do have more energy and it changed my mood a bit. It made my troubles feel farther away.
–Paul
I’m feeling happy and want to do more funny things when I get home. I laughed a lot when I was younger, so it brought back good memories and made me feel relaxed.
–Andy
I feel happy because I laughed and smiled. It felt like my whole body was laughing.
–Ailin
I’m feeling amazing! Laughing made me feel positive.
–Rickendra
I’m feeling really relaxed. I’m happy, joyful, hyper, and more exciting. I want to run and be outside, and I feel like I want to keep laughing. It made me feel very nice.
–Henry
Illustration by Paul, 4th grade, Cole Manor, 2025-26.
