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Fun Classroom Riddles for Kindergarten

These daily classroom riddles for kindergarten and first grade are a fun way to get your students excited each day as they guess the answer “so much fun”, monthly-themed riddles.

Classroom Riddles for Kindergarten

Back in the day, I would incorporate fun riddles for kindergarten on a daily basis. My students love a good riddle!

I found that the best way to incorporate these simple riddles every morning was to have the little brain teasers written out on chart paper. As students put their things away, I would read the riddle.

Independently, students would grab a scrap of paper from a bin of recycled papers. They would draw (and eventually write) what they thought was the correct answer to the riddle. Then, they would place their folded-up guess in a baggie attached to my chart caddy.

After our morning announcements and pledge, I would read the riddle again and tally the guesses. We would dig into the text and make sure our guesses made sense. As time went on, my students got pretty good at paying attention to the clues and finding new ways to make accurate guesses with even the hard riddles.

As I said, I just wrote the riddle on chart paper every morning. That takes time and sometimes, we don’t have that kind of time! Like, EVER! So, I created a product with an easy way to print riddles for kindergarten to incorporate into your classroom. You can even display the collection of riddles using a projector, without even printing them! After all, the best riddles to use in the classroom is the one that is also easy to implement.

Riddle of the Day

Take a look at these tricky riddles in action teaching young minds inside a kindergarten classroom.

Another great way to manage this fun activity is by having students write some guesses to these “hard riddles” on your chart paper.

They can help you tally the guesses, too! She is putting smiley faces next to the guesses that match the clues in the riddle. As the year goes on there will be fewer and more accurate guesses to your list of easy riddles.

Monthly Classroom Riddles for Kindergarten

Did I mention these riddles for kindergarten are available for each month? You can complete the riddles in any order. You might choose this one for the next time you’re talking about bats!

Here are a few of the students’ responses. Again, students can respond by drawing, writing, or a combination of both.

Printable and digital riddles

These funny riddles are available in several formats. I have them preloaded to Seesaw or you can use them on your interactive whiteboard.

The digital versions are recorded for the students.

Check out these riddles

You can find these riddles and more by clicking:

Riddle of the Day for Text Evidence Printable and Digital

Some of the riddles are seasonal while others can be used at anytime of the year. For example:

Community Helpers Riddles
Space Riddles
Our Body (heart, lungs, muscles, brain, bones) Riddles
Sports Riddles
Math Riddles
Color Riddles
Five Senses Riddles

You have come to the right place if you are looking for seasonal riddles. We have some for each of the months of the year. Including:

School Riddles
Pumpkin Patch Riddles
Halloween Riddles
Christmas Riddles
Valentines Day Riddles

Some students even enjoy writing their own riddles!

I’m sure you will find a riddle or two to fit the theme you are teaching! ENJOY!

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Deedee Wills

My teaching career allowed me to experience teaching in different classroom environments and grades. My heart belongs to early childhood education. My job is to make teaching FUN, ENGAGING, and EASIER. Welcome!