Riddles for Elementary Kids

Why was the skeleton good at homework?

What gets bigger after dinner but smaller the next day?

I follow you in sunlight, vanish in darkness, and copy your shape without touching you. What am I?

Why did the carrot become a detective?

What wears a silver coat after the rain but owns no clothes?

I help mistakes disappear, but I make crumbs when I work. What am I?

I have a crust but I am not the Earth. I can be sliced but I do not bleed. What am I?

I can pull some metals closer, but I never use my hands. What am I?

Why did the ghost skip dinner?

Why did the turkey bring a notebook to dinner?

I make people move, but I never touch them. What am I?

You can feel me, hear me, and see what I move, but you cannot hold me. What am I?

Why was the pencil case so calm?

What word starts with water but does not get wet?

I can be shuffled, picked, passed around, and answered out loud. What am I?

What comes next: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

What comes next: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

What comes next: 1, 8, 27, 64, ?

What comes next: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ?

What comes next: 2, 6, 18, 54, ?

What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?

What comes next: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ?

What comes next: 160, 80, 40, 20, ?

What comes next: 4, 10, 18, 28, 40, ?