Riddle PoemsRead the riddle and try to guess

what the object is!

Hint: They are all things you can PLAY!

Poems are from Betsy Franco’s 201 Riddle Poems to Build Literacy (Scholastic, 2000)

Over my head

And under my feet,

The rope twirls around,

As I jump to the beat.

What am I doing?

I am jumping rope!

I climb the ladder,

And then sit down.

Whoosh! I’m swishing

to the ground!

What am I doing?

I am sliding on a slide!

Draw the squares

In white or black.

Throw a stone

Hop up and back.

What am I doing?

I am playing hopscotch!

I;’m “it.” I chase you-\

One, two, three.

I try to catch

the friends see.

What am I doing?

I am playing tag!

Home run,

Single, double, too.

You hit this ball

and catch it, too.

What am I?

I am a baseball!

Swoosh!

It’s going through the hoop.

The happy crowd

Lets out a whoop.

I’m playing…

I am playing basketball!