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Animal Riddles

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research an animal using online research .They create a multimedia riddle using the information and share it with the class.
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Riddle Me Cents!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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 prompts students to compose their own riddles, exchange them with classmates, and solve them.
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Guess Who?

For Teachers 1st
First graders write riddles about each other using descriptive words. They try to guess who the person is when the riddle is read aloud.
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Riddles and Words

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students play vocabulary game in which they create riddles and answers.
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Mystery Masks

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to "Is Your Mama a Llama?" for descriptive words. They make a mask showing features of one animal. They draw a self-portrait and staple their masks onto the self-portrait. They write 3 complete sentences that...
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Ordinal Numbers Riddle

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars create a riddle that resembles a real life situation using ordinal numbers. In this ordinal numbers lesson plan, students come up with clues and brainstorm how they could use ordinal numbers as a class.
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Chicken McNuggets

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a problem in which they determine the greatest number of chicken McNuggets that you can order based on the given order sizes. The one page worksheet contains one problem with the...
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Fractions and Marriage Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a problem in which they determine the fraction of the town’s adults are married. The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution. 
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A Game of Scrabble

For Students 7th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students determine each word played during a Scrabble game.  They are given a mat clue for each word played and determine the correct placement on the board and the score at the end of the game....
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Biblical Arithmetic

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a Biblical riddle where they fill in the missing words for each of the numbers listed.  The one page worksheet contains one problem.  Solution is provided. 
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Moving Circles

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics activity, high schoolers determine which one of six circles to move to end up with four straight rows of three circles per row.  The one page activity has one problem with the solution. 
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Target

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students must determine a combination of the give target areas that will total 100.  The one page worksheet has one problem.  The solutions is provided. 
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I Have aFriend Who

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students determine the solution to a riddle involving words.  The solution requires a non-traditional mathematics solution.  The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution.  
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Right Angles--Algebra Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 11th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students create a crossword review of algebra vocabulary.  The students must determine the correct answer to each clue and then determine the correct placement for the term in the 12 by 12 grid. ...
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The Chess Problem

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a problem in which pieces must be places on a chess board so that no three are in line.  The one page worksheet contains one problem.  The problem has numerous solutions, but two...
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Numbertoons

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve cartoons that give clues regarding math terms.  The one page worksheet contains six riddles.  Answers are not provided.
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Lunch Hour Problem

For Students 8th - 9th
In this worksheet, students figure out what grade Charlie Brown was in. There is an answer key for this question.
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Riddles Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this riddle learning exercise, learners answer 10 riddles. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback. Worksheet is labeled ESL, but is not exclusive.
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Cryptogram

For Students 4th - 5th
In this cryptogram worksheet, students develop their word recognition skills. Students are given nine scrambled words which they are to unscramble and solve the riddle.
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What Happened??

For Students 7th - 10th
In this past modals of deduction worksheet, 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 in their...
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Squigly's Riddles

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this game worksheet, students solve three different riddles using seven clues. For example, "What does a frog drink when he wants to loose weight?"
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Old Mother Twitchett

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars view and discuss the a-rhyme-a-week poster"Old Mother Twitchett." They review the vocabulary from the chart and then focus on the pictures. Each student then chants the rhyme as they are taught the words to the riddle rhyme.
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Animal Riddles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students write animal riddles. They write three or more sentences describing a selected animal, and draw a picture to go with their descriptive sentences. Students then create a three slide slideshow using Kid Pix 3 computer software.
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Season's Readings

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use descriptive language to write riddles on their favorite seasonal subjects; they illustrate the "answers" to their riddles using the medium of their choice and compile both riddles and illustrations to create a book.