Riddles are fun! They can also be used as an excellent educational tool for your student. Learning to analyze, process and communicate are foundational to developing a variety of skills.
Riddles help develop:
- Logical Thinking
- Problem Solving Skills
- Concentration
- Flexible Thinking
- Creativity
- Communication
When applied to mathematics, these skills can boost your student's confidence in math and benefit their long-term success.
Check out these ridles and see if your student can answer them. (Answers included at the bottom.)
- A family has five sons, and each of them has a sister. How many kids does the family have in total?
- There are four oranges, and you take three. How many do you have?
- Tom has 8 candies. He eats half of them. How many candies does he have now?
- I'm an odd number. But is you take away a letter from my name, I will become even. What number am I?
ANSWERS:
- The family has six kids - the five sons have one common sister.
- You have three oranges.
- 4 candies, half of 8 is 4.
- Seven
