Hooked on Riddles: A Guide to Teaching Math Science English and Other Subjects Using Fun Word Plays and Silly Jokes
Why did the dinosaur cry when it saw a fossil? It got sedimental. This and many other fun riddles are waiting to be discovered in Mary Quijano’s Hooked on Riddles, a book that explores techniques for teaching kids with various education-themed riddles. Teach your students math, English, science, and more with the help of these easy-to-remember word puzzles. People of all ages learn more effectively if they are enjoying themselves, and with these riddles, your students will be continually challenged and entertained. Not many third-graders can claim to have giggled their way through their geology lesson and come away with lasting knowledge, but with this book, that is exactly what will happen. 
In each chapter, Quijano also provides tips on how to apply these puzzling questions to develop critical thinking skills in children. After all, are you more likely to remember the plain fact that stalactites grow on the ceiling, or this: “What did the grouchy stalagmite say to the stalactite? Quit dripping on me!”
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Hooked on Riddles: A Guide to Teaching Math Science English and Other Subjects Using Fun Word Plays and Silly Jokes
Why did the dinosaur cry when it saw a fossil? It got sedimental. This and many other fun riddles are waiting to be discovered in Mary Quijano’s Hooked on Riddles, a book that explores techniques for teaching kids with various education-themed riddles. Teach your students math, English, science, and more with the help of these easy-to-remember word puzzles. People of all ages learn more effectively if they are enjoying themselves, and with these riddles, your students will be continually challenged and entertained. Not many third-graders can claim to have giggled their way through their geology lesson and come away with lasting knowledge, but with this book, that is exactly what will happen. 
In each chapter, Quijano also provides tips on how to apply these puzzling questions to develop critical thinking skills in children. After all, are you more likely to remember the plain fact that stalactites grow on the ceiling, or this: “What did the grouchy stalagmite say to the stalactite? Quit dripping on me!”
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Hooked on Riddles: A Guide to Teaching Math Science English and Other Subjects Using Fun Word Plays and Silly Jokes

Hooked on Riddles: A Guide to Teaching Math Science English and Other Subjects Using Fun Word Plays and Silly Jokes

by Mary Quijano
Hooked on Riddles: A Guide to Teaching Math Science English and Other Subjects Using Fun Word Plays and Silly Jokes

Hooked on Riddles: A Guide to Teaching Math Science English and Other Subjects Using Fun Word Plays and Silly Jokes

by Mary Quijano

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Overview

Why did the dinosaur cry when it saw a fossil? It got sedimental. This and many other fun riddles are waiting to be discovered in Mary Quijano’s Hooked on Riddles, a book that explores techniques for teaching kids with various education-themed riddles. Teach your students math, English, science, and more with the help of these easy-to-remember word puzzles. People of all ages learn more effectively if they are enjoying themselves, and with these riddles, your students will be continually challenged and entertained. Not many third-graders can claim to have giggled their way through their geology lesson and come away with lasting knowledge, but with this book, that is exactly what will happen. 
In each chapter, Quijano also provides tips on how to apply these puzzling questions to develop critical thinking skills in children. After all, are you more likely to remember the plain fact that stalactites grow on the ceiling, or this: “What did the grouchy stalagmite say to the stalactite? Quit dripping on me!”

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781620874202
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 06/11/2012
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 208
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Mary Quijano grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. After college, she went to Honduras as a Peace Corps volunteer and lived there for twelve years, teaching at a bilingual school after her service ended.
Two selections about her adventures in Honduras appear in Gather the Fruit One by One. She currently teaches third grade at Longs
Creek Elementary in San Antonio, Texas, where she continues to enjoy the riddle adventure with her students. When she’s not teaching, Mary loves to travel and explore new places. She lives with her husband in San Antonio, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 The Beginning of the Year or Who's in Third? 1

Chapter 1 Riddles: School Time

Chapter 2 Critical Thinking Skills or Treat with Care, It's a Jungle Out There 17

Chapter 2 Riddles: Critical Thinking Animal Riddles

Chapter 3 Metamorphically Speaking or Riddles Rock! 35

Chapter 3 Riddles: Science Riddles That Rock

Chapter 4 It All Adds Up or The Ultimate Word Problem 51

Chapter 4 Riddles: Math Time Riddles

Chapter 5 Monster Mas or This Is Only a Test 65

Chapter 5 Riddles: Monster Mas!

Chapter 6 Write It Right or Playing with Words 81

Chapter 6 Riddles: Write It Right Using Homophones, Synonyms, and Words with Alternate Meanings 81

Chapter 7 Blackboards and Ditto Sheets or Dinosaurs in Our Filing Cabinets 95

Chapter 7 Riddles: Golden Responses

Chapter 8 The Magic of Riddles or Riddlemaster Originals! 111

Chapter 8 Riddles: Riddlemaster Products

Chapter 9 Adios or Apple-y Ever After 131

Chapter 9 Riddles: Subject Lines for Daily Mas

Chapter 10 Rhyme Time or Hink Pinks Just for You 159

Chapter 10 Riddles: Hink Pinks Just for You

Acknowledgments 178

About the Author 183

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