Animal Joke Cards

Twelve short favourites from our animal collections, ready for lunchboxes, reading partners or a classroom warm-up. Each card has a question and its answer on the same side. Cover the answer with a finger or a scrap of paper while someone guesses.

Download the joke cards

• Illustrated joke cards (PDF) — twelve cards across two pages, with small animal pictures.
• Ink-friendly joke cards (PDF) — the same twelve cards with black text, thin cut lines and animal labels.

Print, cut and share

1. Open either PDF. Print single-sided on Letter paper at actual size. For A4 paper, choose “Fit” in your printer settings.
2. Cut along the dashed card borders. A grown-up can help with cutting.
3. Choose a card, hide the answer, and read the question. Pause before revealing the punchline.
4. Swap readers or put one card into a lunchbox for later.

There are no card backs to align and no account to create. Use a pack at home or in class.

The twelve jokes in the pack

Choose a way to use them

• At home: put a card by a place setting and let the reader choose whether to tell it.
• With a partner: one person reads the question and the other reads the answer, then swap.
• In class: choose one card and ask which word or idea makes the answer surprising.

For reading support, try jokes for beginning readers. To talk about the words, use Explain the Punchline.