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Challenges - What am I?

Your students will love these daily challenge activities. You can post clues day-by-day, or use the entire passage at once.

Challenges - What Am I? - Worksheets

1st Grade

A1 - Flag  FREE 
Read the daily clues about the American Flag and have kids guess the mystery object.
1st Grade
aA1 - Flag
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A2 - Popcorn  FREE 
Can your students figure out the mystery food with these clues?
1st Grade
aA2 - Popcorn
Who helps pets, farm, animals, and zoo animals? Students use the daily clues to solve the mystery.
1st Grade
aA3 - Vet
It's a small food that you might find in your cereal. Will your students be able to figure out the answer?
1st Grade
aA4 - Raisin
What type of building is a large, red house where animals live? Challenge your students to figure out the answer.
1st Grade
aA5 - Barn
I am white or brown on the outside. I am yellow and white on the inside. You can fry me, bake me, or boil me.
1st Grade
aA6 - Egg
I am used to make pencils and paper. Animals make their homes in me. I give shade on hot, summer days.
2nd Grade
aA7 - Tree

2nd Grade

Read the article or daily clues to see if your students can determine the mystery place.
2nd Grade
aB1 - White House
Learn about watermelons this week, with these challenge clues.
2nd Grade
aB2 - Watermelon
Sand is the answer to this tricky challenge.
2nd Grade
aB3 - Sand
After reading these tricky clues, will students be able to guess the mystery place?
2nd Grade
aB4 - Home
Did you know how the marshmallow got its name? I didn't before I read this.
2nd Grade
aB5 - Marshmallow
I am sometimes called a groundnut or a goober-pea. I am used to make medicine, soap, paint, and kitty litter.
2nd Grade
aB6 - Ants
I am a black and white animal that can be found in North America. I am the size of a house cat. Don't make me mad or I'll let out a terrible odor.
3rd Grade
aB7 - Skunk

3rd Grade

Students try to determine the mystery food by reading the daily clues.
3rd Grade
aC1 - Pizza
What unusual African animal could these clues be describing?
3rd Grade
aC2 - Aardvark
Living creatures with 8 eyes? What could these clues be describing?
3rd Grade
aC3 - Spiders
I am sometimes called a groundnut or a goober-pea. I am used to make medicine, soap, paint, and kitty litter.
3rd Grade
aC4 - Peanut
We are birds, but we don't fly. Most birds are afraid of people, but we are not. We all live in the Southern Hemisphere.
3rd Grade
aC5 - Penguin
I am made from a bean. Long ago I was used to make a bitter drink. Today I am found in candy, cake, and even ice cream.
3rd Grade
aC6 - Chocolate
I was one of the first animals to be tamed by humans. I am smart and curious, which explains why I often escape from my pen.
3rd Grade
aC7 - Goat
I am an animal with black skin and a black tongue. I mostly eat seals, but I can even eat some types of whales. My fur is white and I live in Alaska, Greenland, and Canada.
3rd Grade
aC8 - Polar Bear

4th Grade

Students read the daily clues to guess the mystery animals.
4th Grade
aD1 - Bats
In this tricky challenge activity, students will learn many new facts abut cells.
4th Grade
aD2 - Cell
What flat-faced animal lives in trees and on the edges of cliffs?
4th Grade
aD3 - Owls
Which man was the third president of the USA and writer of the Declaration of Independence?
4th Grade
aD4 - Jefferson
In the 1850s, I became a state. Many people looked for gold here, which is why it is known as the "Golden State."
4th Grade
aD5 - California
Some people think I'm scary. Others think I make a great pet. People in Cambodia think I make a tasty snack.
4th Grade
aD6 - Tarantula
Scientists say that I am one of the smartest invertebrates. If you put me in a tank, I may be able to figure out how to escape.
4th Grade
aD7 - Octopus

5th Grade

What famous Black agriculturalist was known as the 'Plant Doctor' and discovered 300 ways to use peanuts?
5th Grade
aE1 - George Washington Carver
People have been trying to get rid of me for a hundreds of years. They once used crushed bone and oyster shells to do away with me.
5th Grade
aE2 - Plaque
I am a place. It's summer here from November through February. In the winter it's dark all the time. In December and January it can be light for up to 20 hours a day.
5th Grade
aE3 - Antarctica
I served as Secretary of State under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. I am most famous for purchasing Alaska for the United States.
5th Grade
aE4 - William Seward
I worked as a goldsmith and silversmith. Perhaps I could be called The Marvelous Messenger because I warned American colonists that British troops were planning to arrest them.
5th Grade
aE5 - Paul Revere

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Blank template for writing your own 'What am I?' challenges.
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