Easy Riddles for Morning Work
Launch the school day with easy riddles for morning work that warm up brains without creating stress.
☀️ Greet students with a quick win before the bell.
These easy riddles are short enough for “Do Now” slides yet engaging enough to focus sleepy minds. Post one each morning and let students jot guesses in their notebooks.
🌅 Easy Morning Riddles
What has four legs but can’t walk?
What has a neck but no head?
What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
What do you buy to eat but never eat?
What can you catch but not throw?
What has hands but cannot clap?
What is light as a feather, yet even the strongest person can’t hold it for very long?
What has one eye but can’t see?
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
What has many keys but can’t open locks?
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters?
What is full of holes but still holds water?
What goes up but never comes back down?
📒 Use These Riddles For:
- 🧑🏫 Morning slides, homeroom agendas, and virtual announcements
- 📝 Daily journals, exit tickets, or Google Classroom posts
- 🤝 Table talk prompts during breakfast clubs
- 📚 Literacy rotations and handwriting practice (copy the riddle)
- 📱 Weekly parent emails inviting at-home guessing
"Easy morning riddles build confidence before the day’s big challenges appear."