School Riddles for Kids
- 15 riddles
- Ages 5-10
- Answers included
Every answer is something a child can see from where they sit in a classroom, which makes these ideal for a five-minute activity at the start of a lesson.
They also work at home, since most of the objects are in a school bag.
I am full of words but I never speak. What am I?
A bookIt carries language without making any sound.
I get shorter every time I am used. What am I?
A pencilSharpening it makes it shorter each time.
I take away mistakes and I get smaller doing it. What am I?
An eraserIt wears down as it rubs out pencil marks.
I am black or white or green, and the whole class looks at me. What am I?
The boardBlackboards, whiteboards and greenboards are all used in schools.
I have many pages but I start out empty. What am I?
A notebookYou fill it yourself.
I hold everything you need and I ride on your back. What am I?
A school bagIt carries books, lunch and stationery.
I ring, and everybody moves at once. What am I?
The school bellIt signals the start and end of lessons and breaks.
I stand at the front and I know the answers, but I make you find them yourself. What am I?
A teacherTeaching is helping people work things out.
I am straight, I have numbers along my edge, and I help you draw a line. What am I?
A rulerIt is used for measuring and for drawing straight lines.
I have a face and hands and the whole class watches me near the end of the lesson. What am I?
The clockIts face shows the numbers and its hands point to them.
I am flat, I fold, and I carry your work home to your parents. What am I?
A worksheet or a letterBoth are folded into a bag and carried home.
I have four legs and a flat top and you write on me all day. What am I?
A deskIt stands on four legs and holds your work.
I am round, I spin, and I have the whole world on me. What am I?
A globeIt is a model of the earth that turns on a stand.
I am liquid, I come in blue and black, and I live inside a pen. What am I?
InkPens hold ink in a tube inside.
Everyone has one, it is written at the top of your page, and it is yours alone. What is it?
Your nameIt identifies your work as yours.
Questions about School Riddles for Kids
What age suits these riddles?
Ages five to ten. Almost every answer is visible from a classroom seat.
Can these be used as a lesson starter?
Yes, and they work particularly well that way. Two or three riddles take about five minutes and settle a class.
How do I make them harder for older children?
Read only the first half of the riddle and let them guess. Fewer clues makes any riddle considerably harder.
Do they need any preparation?
None. Everything referred to is already in the room, which is the reason this set exists.