Back to School Puns: 125+ Funny School Puns & Jokes to Kick Off the Year 2025

Ready to ace your day with laughs? Whether you’re a student, teacher, or parent, this collection of back to school puns and jokes will make the school year start off right. From clever one-liners about school supplies to funny stories about the first day back, these puns cover elementary to law school with humor that’s school-appropriate and totally “pun”-derful. Get ready to laugh through class!

25 Fun School Puns to Brighten Your Classroom

These fun and clean school puns are perfect for greeting cards, icebreakers, or just cracking up your classmates. Whether you’re into math jokes or clever wordplay on school subjects, these puns will keep your faculty and students “writing” their own laughs.

1. The best principals have all of their faculties intact.
2. English teachers are always write.
3. Check outside! Looks like it’s finally time for a little snow and tell.
4. We’re the chess club! We love to play it close to the chess.
5. Here in Geography, the globe means the world!
6. I was wondering why the dodgeball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
7. I used to be in economics but then I lost interest.
8. Make sure to watch your fingers around these new computers. Turns out they byte.
9. Geology rocks but Geography is where it all happens.
10. I asked the lunch lady if there were any vegan options. She told me no. Apparently including them would be a huge missed steak.
11. We could have called the Middle Ages the Dark Ages but there were too many knights.
12. My math teacher can talk about infinity forever.
13. I tried to keep the chemistry ingredients calm but I couldn’t help how the chemicals reacted to each other.
14. I had a cross eyed teacher one time. I guess she couldn’t control her pupils.
15. The power went out at school and the students couldn’t have been more de-lighted!
16. I got stuck reading a gravity book for my physics class. Turns out I couldn’t put it down!
17. My old friend from gym class still misses me. But don’t worry, her aim is starting to improve!
18. I tried to use a five pound bill in the vending machine at lunch but I think I broke it. I guess it couldn’t make the change.
19. I took a nap in my woodshop class. I need to do it more often. I slept like a log.
20. I offered my French teacher some breakfast but she declined. The one egg she already had was un oeuf.
21. The art supplies were so excited to see us once school started again. Apparently absence makes the art grow fonder.
22. I love my new biology teacher. He’s such a fungi.
23. What do I think of renewable energy? Oh, I’m a huge fan!
24. Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9!
25. These school computers are so slow they’re running in the 90s!

Back to School Jokes to Make Your First Day Fun

Start the school year with smiles! These back to school jokes lighten the mood and help break the ice, making new friends and new classes feel a little less scary and a lot more fun. Great for teachers, students, and parents alike.

1. What did one pencil say to the other on the first day of school? Looking sharp!
2. Why do calculators make for great friends? Because you can always count on them!
3. What did the buffalo say when dropping off his kid on the first day of school? Bi…Son!
4. Where did the pencil come back from vacation? Pencil-vania.
5. What can’t you grow in a school garden? Human beans.
6. Why do pirates hate the alphabet? Because they keep getting lost at “C”.
7. Knock-knock. Who’s there? Pencil. Pencil who? Ah! Forget it; it’s pointless.
8. Do you know why every book in the library is the same color? They’re all red!
9. Where do kids learn math in New York? Times Square.
10. Bobby ate seven apples on the first day of school. Julia ate nine. What do they have? A stomachache!
11. What did one elf learn at school? The Elf-A-Bet.
12. Why did the pen say to the pencil? What’s your point?
13. Why isn’t there a clock in the library? Because it tocks too much!
14. What dinosaur had excellent grammar and vocabulary? The thesaurus.
15. What does a computer eat for lunch? Bytes.
16. Why can’t you ever argue with a 90-degree angle? Because they’re always right.
17. Why did the students eat their homework? Because the teacher told the class it was a piece of cake.
18. How does a scientist freshen their breath? With experi-mints.
19. What school requires you to drop out to graduate? Sky-diving school.
20. Who flies home when their school is over? A bee student.
21. What do you call a 12-inch nose? A foot!
22. Which room can a student never enter? A mushroom.
23. Why can’t you use glue on your math homework? Because you’ll keep getting stuck on the same problem.
24. What do librarians take with them when they go fishing? Bookworms.
25. Why did the M&Ms want to go back to school? Because they wanted to be a Smartie.

The Perfect End-of-School-Year Jokes for Kids

The last day of school can be bittersweet, but these end-of-year jokes will leave your class laughing and smiling as they say goodbye to the school year and hello to summer adventures.

1. Why does a math book look so sad all the time? Because it’s full of problems.
2. Why did the elephant miss the last day of school? He was ill-i-phant.
3. Why did the Echo get detention on the last day of school? It kept answering back!
4. What’s a child’s favorite summer activity? Going to sundae school!
5. Why did the music teacher get locked in school all summer? Because her keys were in the piano.
6. Why did the pirate bring a pencil to school? To draw his treasure map!
7. Why was the obtuse angle so sad on the last day of school? Because he wasn’t right all year.
8. What do math teachers love to eat each summer? Square meals.
9. What’s a math teacher’s favorite dessert in the summer? Pi.
10. Where do sheep go for a tropical summer vacation? The Baa-Haa-Mas.
11. What does a math teacher use to light up sticks at summer camp? Arithma-sticks.

Funny School Bus Puns to Ride With a Smile

Hop on board the school bus of laughter! These school bus puns are perfect for kids, parents, and bus drivers who want to start and end the day with a grin.

1. Why did the school bus driver bring a ladder? Because the students wanted to go to a higher level.
2. The school bus was so punctual, it never missed a stop — it was always on the right track.
3. Why did the school bus stop in the middle of the road? Because it wanted to pick up some more laughs.
4. What’s a school bus driver’s favorite type of music? Stop-and-go rock.
5. Why don’t school buses ever get tired? Because they have great “wheeling” stamina.
6. How do you make a school bus giggle? Tell it a “wheely” good joke.
7. Why did the chicken ride the school bus? To get to the other side of the playground.
8. What do you call a school bus full of squirrels? A nutty ride.
9. Why did the school bus driver take a nap? To recharge the wheels.
10. School bus drivers don’t just drive—they “bus-t” moves!

School Nurse Puns That Are a Dose of Fun

School nurses do more than bandage knees—they bring humor to health! These puns are perfect for nurses, students, and teachers who appreciate a little medicine with their laughter.

1. Why did the nurse bring a red pen to work? In case she needed to draw blood.
2. School nurses have patients who are very “pun”ctual.
3. Why don’t nurses ever get lost? They always follow their patients’ charts.
4. The school nurse said, “You need to take two jokes and call me in the morning.”
5. Why did the student visit the nurse before the test? To get some “injection” of confidence.
6. School nurses really know how to “bandage” a bad day.
7. What did the nurse say to the pencil? You’re looking sharp today!
8. Why did the thermometer go to school? To get a little cooler.
9. School nurses always know how to “inject” humor into health lessons.
10. The nurse told the student to take a joke and rest for a while.

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Emily Chuckleton

Pun enthusiast. Snack-powered writer. Believes every bad joke deserves a second chance (and sometimes a third). When Emily’s not crafting puns, she’s trying to teach her alpaca to laugh. Founder of Punsplosion and part-time giggle dealer.

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