Lateral Thinking Skills
I try and teach the children that all problems have a solution. Some problems are yet to find a solution but one is just around the corner...
Each morning I will ask the class a question that requires looking at a problem or story in a different way. Often the question is a play on words or will need a creative mind to solve it.
Please enjoy some of these questions that I have asked the class so far this year. Don't worry if you can't solve the question! Just ask your child - they SHOULD know the answer.
Some
months have 31 days, some have 30 days but how many months have 28 days?
There were 2 sons and 2 dads. They all went fishing by a huge lake full of
fish. They each caught 1 fish but there
were only 3 fish caught. How was this
possible?
Suppose
you want to cook an egg for exactly 3 minutes. You have only a 5 minute
hourglass timer and a 2 minute hourglass timer. Using these 2 timers, how can
you boil the egg for exactly 3 minutes?
Romeo and Juliet were found dead on the living room floor.
When they were discovered there was broken glass and water on the floor. There
was no one else found in the house besides the pet cat. What caused the death
of Romeo and Juliet?
A boy was at a
carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece
of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you
$50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no
matter what he writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy
ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?
There is a barrel, weighing 20
pounds. Susie came and put something in the barrel, making the barrel lighter. The
barrel now weighs 15 pounds. What did
Susie put in the barrel?
A woman shoots her
husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs
him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner
together. How can this be?
Stay tuned for more to come...
