We are learning to write our

own riddles

What am I?
I have no colour, not even white,
but sometimes Im wide and blue.
Sometimes Im still, sometimes I rush,
and I can fall down on you.
I can change my shape, I often do,
but Im hard to hold in your hand.
You need me to make your castle stand up
when youre playing in the sand.
I havent much taste, but on a hot day
Your tongues hanging out for me.
Then I am cold, but I can be hot
When Im in your mums cup of tea.
What am I?

WATER!

Rules for Writing a

What am I? Riddle
Write at least 6 clues about different things.
Use present tense (mostly!)
Try to be clever!
Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a
full-stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
Use a comma before but.
Finish with a question What am I?

Over to you!
With your Literacy partner, think of a type
of food. Dont tell anyone else!
Write at least 6 clues about this type of
food to make a riddle.
Take a whiteboard each, to help you to plan.

Describe your food!

Is it hot or cold?
Do you have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner?
It is soft or hard and crunchy?
Can you make it into something else?
What does it taste like? Sweet, salty or bitter?
What do you normally eat it with?
What do you normally eat it from?
What colour is it? (Can it be different colours?)
It is a fruit / vegetable / dairy / animal?