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Riddle-Ku! [watch me]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ?? ? I feel you watch me, wanting my hands to point to lunchtime or recess –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): CLOCK [Educators, please click here to see a roundup
Riddle-Ku! [water slide]
Educators, if you’re on Twitter, tonight I’ll be part of the #SharpSchu Book Club (along with Kate Messner!). Would love to answer your questions about LEAF CAN BE… and WATER CAN BE.… Click here for all the details! Hope to see you there! Now…back to riddle-ku:>) Riddle-Ku of the Day ? ?
Riddle-Ku! [light rules]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ?? ? When I’m up, light rules When I’m down, darkness descends My moods switch often –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): LIGHT SWITCH [Educators, please click here to see a
Riddle-Ku! [hold cold]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ?? I hold cold inside Unfold me out, make a spout I’m a white mustache –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): MILK CARTON [Educators, please click here to see a roundup
Riddle-Ku! [simple twist]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ? ? Without me, a door is an unmoving, flat wall I’m a simple twist –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): DOOR KNOB [Educators, please click here to see a roundup
Riddle-Ku! [no faces]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ? I don’t see faces Only back pockets and legs introduce themselves –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? [Addendum: Revision inspired by Michelle’s joke in the Comments: ? We dance cheek to cheek, but I never see your face. You rest on my legs. –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights
Riddle-Ku! [slurp-burp]
Riddle-Ku of the Day Suck up! Make me a mini milk vacuum cleaner Sip soda?Slurp?Burp! –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: HINT 2: ? .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): STRAW [Educators, please click here to see a roundup of the entire month’s
Riddle-Ku! [yellow explodes]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ? My yellow explodes in the middle of summer like daytime fireworks –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): FLOWER [Educators, please click here to see a roundup of the entire month’s
Riddle-Ku! [darkness]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ? ? I grow when sun’s low, stretching silently away I am ground’s darkness –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): SHADOW [Educators, please click here to see a roundup of the
Riddle-Ku! [vast jungle]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ? ? I’m a vast jungle to ladybugs and earthworms? a backyard carpet –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): GRASS [Educators, please click here to see a roundup of the entire
Riddle-Ku! [hand to dog]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ? ? I connect hand to dog in an endless tug of war I’m always well s‑t‑r‑e-t-c‑h‑e‑d –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): LEASH [Educators, please click here to see
Riddle-Ku! [sleep launchpad]
Riddle-Ku of the Day ? I’m a sleep launchpad Your dreams, like rockets, blast off while I cushion you –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): PILLOW [Educators, please click here to see a roundup
Riddle-Ku! [halves]
Riddle-Ku of the Day My halves–soft and rough? ????????? hold hands with their sticky grip I will not let go –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: ? HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): VELCRO [Educators, please click here to see a
Riddle-Ku! [drift down]
Riddle-Ku of the Day Alone, I drift down With friends, I lift, high and swift I make robins fly –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1: HINT 2: .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): FEATHER [Educators, please click here to see a roundup of the
Riddle-Ku! [chase dirt]
Riddle-Ku of the Day I chase dirt all day My bristles race trash to the dustpan finish line –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? ? HINT 1: HINT 2: .PhotosPPhPho Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): BROOM [Educators, please click here to see a roundup of the
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