My students are really enjoying “Stories with Holes,” which involve logic and problem-solving. These stories are not what they seem at face value because, usually, specific words in them have a double meaning.
Here’s an example:
John was afraid to go home because the man with the mask was there.
After introducing a very short story like this, the presenter asks listeners to ask “yes” or “no” questions to help uncover the true meaning of the story.
The key with this one is to think of different meanings for the word, “home,” and if you think of it as “home base,” the story takes on a whole new meaning. Yes, the “man with the mask” is the catcher and John is playing baseball! He doesn’t want to go home because he doesn’t want to get tagged out!
Fun, isn’t it?
Well, some of my fourth-graders had so much fun with these logic puzzles lately, they decided to write their own. Here’s a sampling . . . can you figure them out? Post a comment if you think you’ve solved one of them . . . or if you have a question!
There was a guy named Bob. He was playing a game. He got lots of strikes. Why was he happy?
A guy goes to a birthday party, but he locks his car and leaves his present and keys in the car. How does he get the present without harming the car or picking the lock?
(Written by Jonathan)
Bob was at a store. He walked around the store. Then, he was thirsty. Why didn’t he go in to buy a drink?
(Written by Rashad)
Jake just got knocked out by Robby. And that was the end of his practice.
(Written by Jake, Weston, and John)
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When Mark walked into the kitchen, the ground was covered with blood and dog drool. Mark could not eat dinner that night.
The light shown on Millie and she couldn’t move.
(Submitted by Abby)
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