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Activity Plan 4-5: Riddles by the Bagful!
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...
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Stone Soup
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....
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Kennings: Poetry
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...
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What Happened??
In this past modals of deduction instructional activity, students read a statement, such as "There is a bird in a locker room" and discuss what may have happened to create this improbable situation. Students us past modals of deduction...
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Cards Brainteaser
In this logic learning exercise, students read four hints about the placement of playing cards. Students use the clues to identify the names of the four cards.
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The Brain Teaser Five Pack
In this brain teaser learning exercise, students find the answers to 5 word and number puzzles. They reason answers and use number skills to find the answers.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in the blanks for sentences and answer definition questions about vocabulary words. Students complete 4 pages, with 6 words each and 18 questions per page.
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Citizens for Responsible Change
Third graders write a petition to a school figure, get signatures from other students, share the petition with the appropriate authority, and then work as leaders to carry out the group's solution.
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Brain Food: Puzzles for the Brain to Gnaw On
This site includes many games and puzzles ranging from word games to logic problems to riddles. These puzzles can be completed on line and offer interactive hints and solutions.