Classroom Brain Teasers to Kickstart Every Lesson

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

What begins and ends the day but never eats breakfast?

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?

What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?

What gets wetter the more it dries?

If you don't keep me, I'll break. What am I?

What travels around the world while staying in one corner?

What has keys but cannot open locks?

Which month has 28 days?

A word I know, six letters long, subtract one letter and twelve remains. What word am I?

If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?

What goes up but never comes down?

You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?

What can you catch but never throw?

What has a neck but no head?

What building has the most stories?

What invention lets you look through a wall?

What is full of holes but holds water?

What belongs to you but others use it more?

I am the morning announcement read over the intercom. What am I?

I am the challenge jar filled with student-written teasers. What am I?

I am the whiteboard marker running dry mid-lesson. What am I?

I am the brain break stretch after twenty minutes of focus. What am I?

I am the table group competing to solve first. What am I?

I am the exit ticket question checking today's learning. What am I?

I am the student explaining how they got the answer. Who am I?

I am the enrichment menu with optional puzzles. What am I?

I am the newsletter riddle families try at dinner. What am I?

I am the cheer when the whole class solves it together. What am I?