Brain Break Riddles for Middle School

What has a heart that doesn't beat and leaves that never fall?

I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest student can't hold me for long. What am I?

You see a boat filled with people. It hasn't sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person. Why?

I'm the place where today comes before yesterday. What am I?

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

What begins and ends with an E but contains only one letter?

What has keys but can't open locks, and space but no rooms?

What gets wetter the more it dries?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Forward I'm heavy, backward I'm not. What am I?

If you drop me I'm sure to crack, but give me a smile and I'll always smile back. What am I?

I have one eye but can't see. What am I?

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

What goes up but never comes down?

I'm taken from a mine and shut in a wooden case, used by students every day. What am I?

What has hands but cannot clap?

What has a neck but no head?

What can you catch but not throw?

What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?

What building has the most stories?

I am the two-minute stretch between math and science. What am I?

I am the table group whispering guesses before the answer is revealed. What am I?

I am the whiteboard marker used to tally who solved it first. What am I?

I am the student raising a hand with the right answer. Who am I?

I am the bell ringing for the next class period. What am I?

I am the hallway transition when lockers slam and feet hurry. What am I?

I am the advisory circle sharing one fun fact before riddles. What am I?

I am the Google Classroom question posted at lunch. What am I?

I am the fast finisher bin with puzzles for early completers. What am I?

I am the cheer when the whole class solves a tricky riddle together. What am I?