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What Am I?: Geometric Shape Riddles
Combine literacy, problem-solving, and geometric shape recognition with this riddle worksheet. Scholars solve 4 riddes, naming the shape described in each. Descriptions are in first person, and include a real-life look-alike. For...
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My Ten-Frame Riddle
Learners will have fun trying to trick their classmates in this interactive ten-frame riddle activity. After choosing a number and filling in the frame, they create three clues to challenge a classmate trying to guess their number. A...
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Fiddle Dee Diddle - It's Time For A Riddle
Energize your math class! They will use the story problem process to solve math riddle problems. They compute and solve problems involving addition and subtraction of 3- and 4- digit numbers and basic facts of multiplication and division...
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Color Tile Riddles
In this color the tile riddles activity, students solve and complete 6 different puzzles that include various riddles to solve. First, they determine the number that is represented by what color according to the information given. Then,...
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You Know the Answer: Math Riddle
Although the riddle is an outdated political reference, this math challenge is a good practice in operations and domain-specific vocabulary. Learners complete 18 problems, using multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition. Some...
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What's a Vampire's Favorite Sport - Addition
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.
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Riddles Everywhere
In this addition worksheet, learners solve 5 word problems which are in riddle form. Then students use their answers to solve another riddle at the bottom of the page.
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Size Riddles
Learners investigate shapes and sizes by creating a riddle. In this geometry lesson, students read one of two books and investigate facts about an object's size. Learners write a riddle using the facts they have read and cut a piece of...
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Two Digit Multiplication Riddle
In this two digit multiplication riddle worksheet, students solve twenty six multiplication operations and then use the answer letters to solve the riddle of what day of the week is the strongest.
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Addition Riddles
For this addition riddles worksheet, students read three clues and analyze the numbers in a 4 square grid. Students cross out numbers that do not fit the clues and determine the answer. There are 4 riddles on each page.
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Two Digit Multiplication Riddle
In this math worksheet, students solve 26 multiplication problems. Students use the answer to these problems to solve the following riddle: Why do squirrels spend so much time up in trees?
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Riddle Me Cents!
Students use their creativity and logic skills as well as their knowledge of coin values and history to solve a variety of riddles. The lesson plan prompts students to compose their own riddles, exchange them with classmates, and solve...
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Riddle Time
In this missing addends worksheet, students find the missing addends to math problems that are represented by letters. Students complete 10 problems and then use the letters to solve a riddle.
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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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Multiply By 9 Riddle
In this multiplication worksheet, students solve 8 multiplication facts in which the number 9 is multiplied by another single digit. Students use their answers to decode a riddle.
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Why Did the Shoe Go to the Doctor?
Your learners will use all the hours in a day to complete this riddle! They must figure out how many hours are in one day, three days, six days, and so on by using multiplication. They then use their answers to puzzle out the riddle.
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Mr. P's Life
With only indirect information, can your mathematicians figure out how old Mr. P is? This secondary mathematics worksheet has algebra students examining 9 pieces of information about Mr. P's life, each of which is integral to answering...
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Boat Safety Math
What should you always carry on a boat? Learners must solve ten addition and subtraction problems to solve this riddle. The equations include single and double-digit numbers, but no negative numbers are used. They also don't need to...
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Multiply by 9
Have your math stars use their multiplication fact skills to solve the age-old question: When are two apples alike? They solve ten equations, multiplying 9 by numbers 1-10. Once they have completed the problems, learners can fill in the...
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Letter Code-Multiplication Riddle
In this multiplication worksheet, students solve 12 single digit multiplication problems, using answers and corresponding letters to solve a riddle, then make up a letter code of their own.
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Fraction Riddles
In this fraction riddle worksheet, students solve each fraction clue and write the answers in order on the blank lines to solve the word riddles.
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Solve the Riddles, Write an Equation
In this math riddles worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 5 riddles that require them to use their knowledge of addition and subtraction.
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Length Riddle
In this length riddle worksheet, students match a set of measurement in column A with their equal measurements in column B, using associated letters to solve a riddle. Answers on page 2.
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Squared Riddles
In this squared riddles worksheet, students problem solve four mathematical word problem riddles. Students share their answers with their classmates.