Needless to say, their musical intelligence is also exercised in the process. Funny songs can also add warmth and a welcoming atmosphere to the classroom environment as students enter the room. Like any other teaching strategy, musical humor should be used sparingly and at unexpected times in order to surprise and delight. Interpersonal intelligence can be developed through humor as students work in pairs as a funny person and a straight person. Analyzing videos of some of the old comedy teams such as Laurel and Hardy or the Marx Brothers will help students to recognize, through caricature, different kinds of interpersonal skills and the importance of timing in clever repartee.
Students can then try doing their own version of some of the skits.
Such exercises are excellent ways to develop self-confidence in front of an audience, as well as the ability to collaborate spontaneously. Intrapersonal intelligence Intrapersonal intelligence need not be a solemn quality. When we are able to laugh at ourselves, we are much better able to pick ourselves up and start over. When teachers demonstrate this ability in front of students, they model a very basic survival skill.