Cowboy Riddles Decode This Code Activity

This is the final printable set in this week’s decode this code series. It is the second cowboy themed printables set. As I mentioned earlier in the week, JDaniel is going to a wild west theme Cub Scout camp this summer. This decode this code set and the set that focuses on cowboy themed words will be used when a group finishes an activity early and needs something to do for a few minutes.

Your children can also use this activity to work their oral reading skills. They will have fun reading you each riddle and its punchline. It will be fun to see which of the riddles they like best.

Downloading The Decode This Code Activity Sheets

The cowboy riddles set is in a PDF format. You can download Cowboy Riddles Decode This Code Activity Worksheets and then print them out on a black and white printer.

Cowboy Themed Book

Before you start the activity sheets, you might want to read your children a cowboy themed book or tow. Here are some books that would be fun to read to them.

Exploring This Decode the Code Activity

First, you will need to decide if you want your children to figure out the punchlines to the riddles on their own, with a partner or a small group. Younger children would probably benefit from working with an adult partner or a small group. They may need help finding each letter on the chart and knowing how to form each letter.

Then you need to decide if you want them to read the riddle out loud before working on its punchline or after they have decoded the code. Each riddle contains context clues that will help them understand the words they are decoding. I would vote for reading the riddle before decoding it.

Finally, you will want your children to read the riddles and their punchlines out loud. Please invite your children to add inflection to their voices as they read them. It will make each of the riddles more exciting and help give emphasis to keywords in each joke.