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The purpose of this research, is to investigate the lesson in which primary school students laugh the most and why they laugh in this lesson. For this purpose, the study was carried out according to the parallel design (Quantitative Data [Collection + Analysis] + Qualitative Data [Collection + Analysis]  Association  Interpretation) which was one of the mixed method research designs. The study group consisted of 227 primary school students (2nd-4th grade). The quantitative data of the study were collected through the “Multidimensional Humor Scale for School Children” and the qualitative data were collected through open-ended questions such as “In which lesson do primary school students laugh the most? Why do they laugh so much in this lesson?”. The analysis of the quantitative data of the study was implemented with the SPSS package program. The qualitative data were analyzed and interpreted through the thematic coding. According to the results of the study, the students' humor levels were moderate; there was no difference by the grade level in terms of humor score averages; the highest sub-dimension mean score was in the appreciation of humor sub-dimension; there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the 3rd and 4th grades in favor of the 4th grade in terms of the mean scores of the humor creation sub-dimension; students laughed the most in the physical education lessons and they laugh because there are funny, funny and entertaining things in the lessons. Students' humor styles can be determined and teaching practices can be arranged accordingly, and thus, the learning process can be made more enjoyable with humor and humorous activities. In this case, the positive atmosphere in the classroom positively affects the students' feelings about both the lessons and the school.