ClassX Video Lessons Critical Thinking Riddles for Kids | Let’s practice our critical thinking skills!
Hello everyone! Today, we’re going to use our super-smart thinking skills to solve some fun riddles. Critical thinking is like having a special power that helps you solve tricky problems using your experience, knowledge, and creativity. Even if you don’t know all the answers right away, that’s okay—practice makes you better! The most important thing is to have fun while learning. Ready to start? Let’s go!
Here’s a word puzzle for you: A word I know has six letters. Remove one letter, and twelve remain. What is it? Think about it for a moment. The answer is “dozens.” It has six letters, and if you take away the “s,” you get “dozen,” which means twelve. Cool, right? Let’s try another one!
Can you solve this number riddle? I am an odd number. Take away a letter, and I become even. What number am I? If you guessed “seven,” you’re correct! Seven is an odd number, and when you remove the letter “s,” you get “even.” Awesome!
How many months in the year have 28 days? This one might surprise you! The answer is all of them because every month has at least 28 days. Let’s move on to a math riddle!
Using only addition and eights, how do you get a thousand? Grab some paper if you need it. The answer is 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8. Isn’t that neat? Now, let’s play with another riddle!
Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people? Think about it. The answer is a map! It’s a fun riddle to share with your friends.
What is always in front of you but cannot be seen? This one is tricky! The answer is the future. It’s always ahead of you but invisible because it hasn’t happened yet. Clever, right?
What is full of holes but still holds water? If you guessed a sponge, you’re right! It has lots of holes but can still hold water. Let’s keep going with more riddles!
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? This word puzzle is fun! The answer is “short.” When you add “e” and “r,” it becomes “shorter.”
The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I? This one is a bit tricky. The answer is “darkness.” The more darkness there is, the less you can see!
Light as a feather, there’s nothing in it, but the strongest person can’t hold it for much more than a minute. Do you know what it is? It’s “breath.” Great job!
Fantastic use of your critical thinking skills, everyone! If you enjoyed solving these riddles, don’t forget to share them with your friends. Keep having fun and learning!
Create Your Own Riddle: Use your imagination to come up with a riddle of your own. Think about something you see every day and try to make a fun puzzle out of it. Share your riddle with a family member or friend and see if they can solve it. This will help you practice using your creativity and critical thinking skills.
Riddle Scavenger Hunt: Go on a scavenger hunt around your home or classroom to find objects that could be answers to riddles. For example, find something that holds water but has holes (like a sponge) or something that is always in front of you but cannot be seen (like the future). Write down what you find and explain why it fits the riddle. This activity will help you observe and apply the concepts from the riddles in real life.
Riddle Drawing Challenge: Choose one of the riddles from the lesson and draw a picture that represents the answer. For example, draw a map for the riddle about cities and towns with no people. Share your drawing with someone and see if they can guess which riddle it represents. This will help you visualize the concepts and think about how to communicate ideas creatively.
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Hello everyone! Today we are going to use our critical thinking skills to solve some riddles. Critical thinking is a process that helps you use your experience, knowledge, and creativity to tackle complex problems. It’s like a superpower that anyone can use! You might not know all of the answers, but don’t worry—practice makes progress. The most important thing is to have fun while you learn. Ready to get started? Let’s go!
**Riddle One:** A word I know has six letters. Remove one letter, and twelve remain. What is it? Hmm, that is a tricky one. Have you figured it out? The answer is “dozens” because it has six letters, and if you remove the “s,” you get the word “dozen,” which means twelve. That was fun! Let’s try another one.
**Riddle Two:** I am an odd number. Take away a letter, and I become even. What number am I? What do you think? If you came up with the answer “seven,” you are right! Seven is an odd number, and when you take away the letter “s,” you literally get the word “even.” So cool!
**Riddle Three:** How many months in the year have 28 days? This riddle really tickles the brain! The answer is all of them because every month has at least 28 days. Math skills are required for this next riddle, so let’s get our math brains ready!
**Riddle Four:** Using only addition and eights, how do you get a thousand? For this one, you might need some scratch paper. What do you think the correct answer is? It’s 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8. We don’t know about you, but now we are in the mood for a game of Crazy Eights!
**Riddle Five:** Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people? This is an interesting one. Good guess! The answer is a map. That’s a fun riddle you could definitely share with your friends.
**Riddle Six:** What is always in front of you but cannot be seen? Stumped? It is the future! It’s always in front of you but also invisible because it has not happened yet. Clever, right?
**Riddle Seven:** What is full of holes but still holds water? The answer is a sponge! Look at all those holes, and yet it still holds water. Having fun? We have three more cool riddles to solve, starting with this one.
**Riddle Eight:** What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? Another word problem! What do you think the answer is? It is the word “short,” which literally becomes “shorter” when you add the letters “e” and “r.”
**Riddle Nine:** The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I? Hmm, this is a tricky one. Did you guess “darkness”? Because that is the answer!
**Riddle Ten:** Light as a feather, there’s nothing in it, but the most muscular person cannot hold it for much more than a minute. Do you know the answer? That’s right! It is “breath.”
Great use of critical thinking skills, brainiacs! If you had as much fun solving these riddles as we did, don’t forget to share them with your friends!
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