Jungle Animal What Am I? Riddles
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Jungle Animal What Am I? Riddles" is written for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade (Ages 5-8). It also works a grade below or above: younger children can use it with an adult reading it aloud, and older ones as a quick refresher.
4 pages in this set
Jungle animal What Am I? riddles for K to 2nd grade: 12 three-clue riddle cards with fold-back answers and an answer sheet. Part of our jungle animals learning games collection.
How do I use this resource?
A grown-up reads the clues aloud, one at a time, before children guess and fold back to check. Use it in a jungle or animal unit, then trade the riddles children write.
What students will practice
- Practices listening for clues and drawing conclusions with 12 jungle animal riddles, from monkey and tiger to toucan and sloth.
- Builds writing as children use a picture bank answer sheet and invent a riddle in the bonus box.
- Fits K to 2nd grade, read aloud with a grown-up, with answers hidden under a fold line for self checking.
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FAQ
How do I use the "Jungle Animal What Am I?" Riddles?
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A grown-up reads the clues aloud, one at a time, before children guess and fold back to check. Use it in a jungle or animal unit, then trade the riddles children write.
What are the "Jungle Animal What Am I?" Riddles?
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Three pages after the cover. Two pages hold 12 riddle cards with three clues each, and the answer sits under a fold line: monkey, tiger, parrot, elephant, snake, frog, gorilla, toucan, leopard, crocodile, sloth and chameleon. Page 3 is an answer sheet with a picture bank for numbers 1 to 12 and a bonus box to write a riddle.
Can I use the "Jungle Animal What Am I?" Riddles at home and in the classroom?
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Yes. We made it for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade learning games, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.
What learning games are there for kindergarten and 1st grade?
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Sight word bingo, roll and read, race board games for adding and subtracting, I Have Who Has card games, roll and cover, spin and graph shapes, roll a word family, a Veterans Day read and write the room, and red, white and blue addition and subtraction board games.
What do I need to play?
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Most games need a die, crayons or counters. The race board games include game pieces to cut out, and the spin and graph game uses a paper clip and a pencil as the spinner.
How many children can play the kindergarten games?
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Bingo and I Have Who Has work for the whole class. Board games are for 2 to 4 players, and roll and read can be played alone or with a partner.
How do kindergartners check their answers?
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The race board games have an answer strip that a partner uses to check each answer, so children can play on their own in a center.
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Resource Details
| Grade | Kindergarten to 2nd Grade |
| Subject | Resources |
| Topic | Learning Games |
| Pages | 4 pages |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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