This is a picture I use when I am introducing Silly Nillies to students. Silly Nillies are two-word definitions for phrases. The words must rhyme and have the same number of syllables. My clue is "an overweight feline." Students eagerly respond, "fat cat!" Thy just love to solve these! After practicing a few more, I ask students to create their own.
Dr. DooRiddles is a fun way to develop students' fluency and flexibility with word meaning and associations as it improves their spelling, vocabulary, reading and problem solving skills. Students carefully read through clues in each riddle, analyzing connections within and between clues to figure out what is being described. There are books appropriate for every grade level. Here is an example:
My stream is the one that
Conformers stay in
The hair on a lion that is
Not on his chin
What am I?
Conformers stay in
The hair on a lion that is
Not on his chin
What am I?
These activites can be done whole class, small group, or individually. They make great anchor activities as well.
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