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Riddle-ku Roundup!

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National Poetry Month was so fun! I thought it might be helpful if I posted one page with links to all the riddle-ku, so that if you’re new to them entirely or if you want to return here and use them again, you can use this master list. Since they don’t have titles, other than […]

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Riddle-Ku! [squeeze]

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  THANK YOU for joining me for National Poetry Month, and I hope you’ve had fun with my riddle-ku! I’d love to hear your feedback, and I’d be thrilled to hear about or see how you used these little poems in your classroom this month. Please feel free to leave your thoughts in a comment […]

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Riddle-Ku! [tail whisks]

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  Riddle-Ku of the Day My tail whisks my nose when I lie round as a dime I wish you were home –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1:   ? ?   HINT 2:   .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas (model: Captain Jack Sparrow:>) TITLE (AND ANSWER): DOG   [Educators, please […]

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Riddle-Ku! [smarter]

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  Riddle-Ku of the Day ?? ? ? I’m smarter than you My answers fly like jet planes But I feel?nothing –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1:   ?   HINT 2:   .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): COMPUTER   [Educators, please click here to see a roundup […]

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Riddle-Ku! [dive into milk]

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  Riddle-Ku of the Day ?? ? ? I dive into milk It’s my start-the-day routine: Swimming with my friends –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1:   ?   HINT 2:   .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): CEREAL   [Educators, please click here to see a roundup of […]

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Riddle-Ku! [mountain’s crumb]

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  Riddle-Ku of the Day ?? ? ? I’m the mountain’s crumb hard and old, jagged or smooth  Broken???????? Beautiful –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1:   ?   HINT 2:   .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): ROCK   [Educators, please click here to see a roundup of […]

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Riddle-Ku! [big drum]

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  Riddle-Ku of the Day ? ? ? Big drum, wooden, waxed I wait for your feet to beat a loud romping song –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1:   ?   HINT 2:   ? .aLL Photos by?Randy Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): GYMNASIUM   [Educators, please click here to see a […]

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Riddle-Ku! [don’t shoot]

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  Riddle-Ku of the Day ? ? Oh, no! Don’t shoot me! I like to gather, not hurt? pigtails, papers?please? –Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved ? HINT 1:   ?   HINT 2:   ?   .aLL Photos by Laura Purdie Salas TITLE (AND ANSWER): RUBBER BAND   [Educators, please click here to see […]

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Riddle-Ku! [watch me]

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  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 […]

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Riddle-Ku! [water slide]

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  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 ? ? […]

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