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Jokes And Riddles
For this writing worksheet, learners first select a collection of jokes and riddles to read. Students complete 4 activities: illustrating jokes, making a matching game with riddles and answers, making a comic strip, and telling a joke...
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I Spy Poetry
Students identify and interpret the rhythm and form of the I Spy poem.
They then integrate art, music, literature, technology, and writing with poetry. Students also write their own poem based on the picture they printed from the I Spy...
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Getting into Hot Water
Students discuss the effect of global warming on bodies of water after reading "An Icy Riddle as Big as Greenland" from The New York Times. Students work in groups to research topics related to global warming and Greenland's ecology...
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Riddle Poem
Second graders practice writing skills by writing riddle poems using adjectives to describe vegetables.
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Social Studies - State Riddle Lesson Plan
Students make distinctions between the states, their cities, and capitals, and create riddles for classmates to solve.
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A Tongue-Twisting Language Arts Lesson
Students discover enunciation and alliteration by reading tongue twisters in class. In this language arts lesson, students listen and repeat some of the classic childhood tongue twisters along with their teacher. Students write their...
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Stupid Quiz
Students take a test with riddle-like questions. They use their creative thinking and problem solving skills to answer the questions.
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Riddles
Promote critical-thinking skills with riddles. While this resource only has two example of riddles, it could be used as a model for other explorations. A teacher could augment this resource with a greater variety of examples.
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Associative Reading Activities
In this riddles worksheet, students read the clues to the objects described and solve the riddle. Students solve 3 riddles total on this worksheet.
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Associative Reading Activities
In this riddles worksheet, students read the clues and write the item that it is describing. Students complete 3 problems where they solve the riddle.
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Associative Reading Activities
In this riddles worksheet, learners read the clues and write the item that it is describing. Students complete 3 problems where they solve the riddle.
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Associative Reading Activities
In this riddles worksheet, learners read the clues and write the item that it is describing. Students complete 3 problems where they solve the riddle.
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Diophantus' Epitaph
In this epitaph activity, high schoolers read a poem and write an algebraic equation from the given riddle. Students solve the equation to determine the age of Diophantus at his death. This one-page activity contains one riddle. A link...
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I Have A Friend Who
In this friend worksheet, students use logic and reasoning to determine the characteristics of a person. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem. The answer is provided.
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Reciprocal Riddle
In this reciprocal riddle, students write equations to match the words. They compute sum of the reciprocals. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem. The answer is provided at the bottom of the page.
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Tour of the World
For this tour of the world puzzle, students read a map and determine a travel itinerary based upon given criteria. They are required to visit 23 cities. This one-page worksheet contains one puzzle. The answer is provided at the bottom...
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Guess the Word
In this riddle worksheet, students solve the riddle by answering multiple choice questions. Students complete 8 riddles total on this worksheet.
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Ten Peach Trees
In this secondary mathematics activity, students are challenged to plant ten peach trees in five straight rows with four trees in each row. The one page activity contains one problem with the solution.
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Word Ladders
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students follow Lewis Carroll’s rules to solve Word Ladders. The one page worksheet contains two word ladder problems. Solutions are provided.
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Tony's Hat
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a riddle that involves a $20 bill and missing change from a sale. The one page worksheet contains one problem with solution.
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Aggie's Eggs
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a riddle which involves selling eggs. The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution.
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Change for your Dollar
In this middle school mathematics activity, students determine the solutions to a problem which involves ten U.S. coins worth $1.19. The one page activity contains one problem with the solution.
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Number Trivia
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students determine the answer to trivia clues and perform the indicated operation. They then write that answer if the box which correspond to the letter of the clue to form a magic square. The...
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The Cat Count
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a riddle which involves the number of cats in Winchester. The solution requires three unknowns with repeated substitution. The one page worksheet contains one problem with solution.