Brainteaser: Likes In Addition To Dislikes

Back inwards August, a 6th flat daughter who attends my church building presented me amongst a encephalon teaser that her instructor had shared amongst her class. Since Thursdays inwards my classroom kickoff off amongst a encephalon teaser, I decided to part this encephalon teaser amongst my students. It's the type of encephalon teaser that is EXTREMELY frustrating until yous figure it out. (Though, I approximate that's only the Definition of a encephalon teaser...) I'm the type of hateful instructor who doesn't laissez passer on away the answer. Students were even too thus yell for virtually this weeks later. One daughter fifty-fifty tweeted me out of frustration! (I replied with: "I similar puzzles, but I don't similar games.")

Here are the rules:

* I'm going to say yous virtually things I similar too things I don't like.

* These bring goose egg to create amongst my actual personal preferences. My likes too dislikes are determined yesteryear a dominion that yous must discover.

* When yous intend yous bring figured out the rule, don't say me (or the class) the rule. Instead, laissez passer on me a judgement of something I would similar too dislike. I volition say yous if I grip or disagree.

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I similar jelly, but I don't similar jam.

I similar yellow, but I don't similar blue.

I similar dresses, but I don't similar skirts.

I similar food, but I don't similar eating.

I similar pillows, but I don't similar cushions.

I similar carrots, but I don't similar squash.

I similar football, but I don't similar sports.

I similar summer, but I don't similar spring.

I similar yelling, but I don't similar screaming.

I similar butter, but I don't similar margarine.

I similar cookies, but I don't similar cake.

I similar hoodies, but I don't similar sweaters.

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Figured it out yet? When I create this amongst students, I bring to boundary it to v minutes or so, or they volition endeavour to pass ALL hr figuring out the puzzle. After a few minutes, I insist that nosotros bring to larn on amongst the lesson of the day. But, I volition occasionally throw an "I like..but I don't like..." judgement into the lesson only to frustrate them.

The expect of joy when i pupil figures it out too starts contributing their ain sentences to the flat is priceless. If students are genuinely struggling to figure out the encephalon teaser, yous tin propose that they tape a listing of things yous similar too don't like. Seeing the words written out should brand the dominion a combat to a greater extent than obvious.

We genuinely worked through this activeness inwards i of my grad schoolhouse classes. This could hold upward a practiced introduction to educational activity occupation solving skills. Or, it's only a fun means to fill upward a few leftover minutes at the destination of class.