What you'll find in our riddles is a mix of:
- Metaphors. We often describe something obliquely so that the description is accurate, yet unexpected.
- Multiple definitions. We'll often take a single word and write a poem where each line or pair of lines is keyed to a different definition of the word.
All of these work well for stretching students' vocabulary, problem solving and lateral thinking.
We've started collecting some of these ideas to help you, the educator, use riddles in the classroom.