Students define and read riddles, and differentiate between poems and riddles. They complete a class Venn Diagram comparing poems and riddles, and play an attribute guessing game with the teacher. Students then identify the rhyming words...

In this addition worksheet, students will solve 41 addition problems with sums less than ten. Students will then match a letter associated with each number and use this to make a word and solve riddles with a Halloween theme.

Combine literacy, problem-solving, and geometric shape recognition with this riddle instructional activity. Scholars solve 4 riddes, naming the shape described in each. Descriptions are in first person, and include a real-life...

Riddle me this! What do kennings, caesura, and alliteration have to do with the Nowell Codex? Introduce class members to Anglo-Saxon poetry and prepare readers for a study of Beowulf with a series of activities that includes asking...

Enjoy the thrill of the movies with this ESL activity! Not only can learners talk about their favorite films, but in creating riddles about their chosen movies, they can practice the skills of context clues and deductive reasoning. This...

Your readers explore plot patterns in mysteries by identifying problems first in Two-Minute Mysteries by Donald J. Sobol and then in  The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. To gain access to the worksheets, graphic organizers and riddles...

First graders examine the use of logic, deduction, and inference to determine the answers to riddles. They listen to a teacher read aloud of Heather Forest's, Stone Soup before discussing the story which gauges their comprehension....

Have your class write their own riddles using this resource. Learners read a riddle, figure out the answer, and then discuss the characteristics of this type of writing. It is a great way to have your class embark on their own...

What a great way to get your class thinking! Learners look at a series of rebuses and identify the meaning. For example, they look at the word head written in large font (the answer is big head). It's a fun way to practice vocabulary and...

Using a list of adjectives, learners answer a riddle. Through this creative presentation, your class can review the use of adjectives and descriptive language. They read a poem full of adjectives and guess which animal is being...

In this deciphering a message instructional activity, students decipher 23 names of famous people given a phone number.  Students use the numbers and letters on a telephone key pad to decipher phone numbers into names.

For this problem solving worksheet, students solve 1 word problem about a track meet.  Students determine the number and type of medals won by each school given a set of clues.

Students examine clouds. In this technology skill lesson, students identify different cloud types, observe and photograph clouds in nature, and print and write a riddle about the objects they see in the clouds.

Students write a riddle to be included in a class riddle book. In this creative-thinking lesson, the teacher will introduce children to riddles, then guide children through the process of writing and illustrating their own riddles to be...

In this decrypting symbols learning exercise, learners answer two riddles regarding Mother's Day by decrypting the symbols and filling in the blank boxes with the appropriate letters.

In this writing worksheet, students 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...

Second graders practice writing skills by writing riddle poems using adjectives to describe vegetables.

Learners make distinctions between the states, their cities, and capitals, and create riddles for classmates to solve.

Students discover enunciation and alliteration by reading tongue twisters in class.  For this language arts lesson, students listen and repeat some of the classic childhood tongue twisters along with their teacher.  Students write their...

Learners take a test with riddle-like questions. They use their creative thinking and problem solving skills to answer the questions.

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.

In this riddles worksheet, students read the clues to the objects described and solve the riddle. Students solve 3 riddles total on this worksheet.

In this riddles learning exercise, students read the clues and write the item that it is describing. Students complete 3 problems where they solve the riddle.

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.