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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Riddle Book

For Students 5th - 7th
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Riddle Book, a book of riddles for children.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Teaching Poetry Through Riddles

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Excellent teaching resource that attempts to teach poetic concepts to middle schoolers by using riddles. Discusses riddles' use of metaphor, simile, and imagery, and relates these concepts to the students' understanding of poetry....
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Riddles in the Dark

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Riddles can be challenging to solve and even more challenging to write. After reading the riddles used by Gollum to try to ensnare Bilbo in chapter five of Tolkien's The Hobbit and those used by Bilbo to outwit Gollum, students use their...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Left Brained Writing Prompt: Sausage Story: A Riddle Inspired Tale

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students discover the riddle of sausage stories and learn to original write sausage sentences and then move up to sausage stories. Read and discover the riddle!
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Favourite Rhymes and Riddles

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Favourite Rhymes and Riddles, a book of poems for children.
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: The Riddle We Can Guess

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "The Riddle We Can Guess", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Nova: Riddles of the Sphinx

For Students 9th - 10th
The Great Sphinx has remained a mystery for centuries. How was it built and who or what does it represent? These are a few of the questions that Nova's team of archeologists try to answer as they search for clues about these colossal...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Riddle of the Bones

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online companion Web site of "Evolution," the seven-episode series on PBS, piece together clues to how one of our early ancestors looked as you examine images from four significant fossil finds of Australopithecus afarensis.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act. 11: Fairy Tale Riddles & Puppet Shows

For Teachers K - 1st
During this multi-day unit, students will engage in segmentation and blending skills. Students will work with fairy tales and include them into a puppet show.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: "Riddles in the Dark" From the Hobbit [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A reader's theater script for J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit, is provided on this resource. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Writing I Spy Riddle Rhymes

For Students 3rd - 5th
Work through each step of this interactive learning module to write your won Riddle Rhyme. This activity can be completed online or downloaded in PDF format.
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Article
W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: An Old English Riddle: The Bow [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Old English Riddles and read an example riddle entitled "The Bow."
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Bridge Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn't so smart either. But now is not the time for regrets because you need to...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Counterfeit Coin Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
You're the realm's greatest mathematician, but ever since you criticized the Emperor's tax laws, you've been locked in the dungeon. Luckily for you, one of the Emperor's governors has been convicted of paying his taxes with a counterfeit...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Airplane Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor Fukano, the famous scientist, has embarked on a new challenge - piloting around the world in a plane of his own design. There's just one problem: there's not enough fuel to complete the journey. Luckily, there are two other...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the River Crossing Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
As a wildfire rages through the grasslands, three lions and three wildebeest flee for their lives. To escape the inferno, they must cross over to the left bank of a crocodile-infested river. Can you help them figure out how to get across...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Prisoner Boxes Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
Your favorite band is great at playing music but not so great at being organized. They keep misplacing their instrucments on tour.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Frog Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
You're stranded in a rainforest, and you've eaten a poisonous mushroom. To save your life, you need an antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, only the female frog produces the antidote. The male and female look...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Temple Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
Your expedition finally stands at the heart of the ancient temple. But as you study the inscriptions in the darkness, two wisps of green smoke burst forth. The walls begin to shake. The giant sandglass begins flowing with less than an...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Virus Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Pirate Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
Amaro, Bart, Charlotte, Daniel, and Eliza have struck gold- a chest with 100 coins. But now, they must divvy up the booty according to the pirate cod. Can you help come up with the distribution that Amaro should propose to make sure he...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Buried Treasure Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
After a massive storm tears through the Hex Archipelago, you find five grizzled survivors in the water. As an act of gratitude for saving them, they reveal a secret- the island they were just on holds some buried treasure. But when the...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Dark Coin Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
As a world-renowned treasure hunter, you have been searching for the legendary dungeon containing the stash of ancient Stygian coins. The wizard who owns the castle has even allowed you to have them, on one condition you must solve his...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Leonardo Da Vinci Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
You've found Leonardo da Vinci's secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks. Fortunately, your treasure map has three codes: 1210, 3211000, and, the last one appears to be missing. Can you figure out the last number and open...

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