Riddle Recordings

• 1.

  Use lots of descriptive words. Read and tell stories and poems. Do fingerplays. Ask open-ended questions.

• 2.

  Introduce children to how riddles work. If you have several pictures, including one of a yellow ball, you might say, ;I'm thinking of something that is yellow…. It's round…. You play with it at the beach. Give children time to think and respond after each

• 4.

  To make picture cards: Cut out pictures of your favorite things with Crayola® Scissors.

• 5.

  Glue the pictures on index cards or cut-up recycled file folders with Crayola® Glue Sticks.

• 6.

  To record riddles: Think up a riddle about each picture. Write, or ask an adult to write, your riddle on the back of the card with Crayola® Colored Pencils.

• 7.

  Use a tape recorder with a blank tape to record your riddle. An adult can help you get started.

• 8.

  After several friends have recorded riddles, take turns listening to the clues. See whether you can identify the pictures from each other's descriptions.

Benefits

• Asking Questions
• Letters, Numbers & Words
• Listening
• Reading Pictures
• Stories
• Talking
• Vocabulary
• Physical: Eye - Hand Coordination
• Physical: Senses
• Social & Emotional: Flexibility
• Thinking: Creating
• Thinking: Observing