A Mother’s Role in Boosting Her Child’s Intelligence

A mother’s role does not stop at teaching her child the required school lessons or helping with daily homework. It is equally important for her to enrich the child’s general knowledge and look for effective ways to boost their intelligence.

Every child is born with certain mental abilities according to genetics, but the environment—especially the mother—plays a major role in enhancing those abilities and discovering the child’s talents and skills.

With the new school year approaching, a mother can make learning fun by organizing daily sessions of light, playful riddles. These can also be turned into competitions among children, creating excitement and motivation for school.

That’s why teacher Wassim Youssef has collected for mothers a set of fun school-themed riddles to make kids look forward to learning again.

Benefits of Educational Riddles for Children

• Riddles help boost intelligence in a practical, engaging way compared to traditional memorization methods.

• They enrich children’s knowledge quickly and enjoyably—for both child and parent.

• They break the daily routine, encouraging kids to search, investigate, and think critically.

• Children become eager to excel in their schoolwork and proud to stand out among peers.

• Riddles stimulate creativity, problem-solving, and even artistic skills like drawing or tackling difficult math problems.

Fun School-Themed Riddles

Riddles about school furniture:

• What is black when clean and white when dirty?
  → The blackboard.

• I have four legs and a back, but no head. Who am I?
  → A chair.

• Not an animal, but I have four legs. What am I?
  → A chair.

Riddles about school tools:

• What does the notebook say to the pen?
  → “Write.”

• What dies for your sake but is not human?
  → An eraser.

• What helps you measure the way, but you hit it while using it?
  → A ruler.

(Tip: Use these riddles to remind your child of the essential items in their school bag.)

Playful riddles from classroom life:

• Why does the music teacher bring a ladder to school?
  → To reach the high notes.

• Where do children go around during recess?
  → In a circle.

• What has teeth but does not eat?
  → A comb.

• What is full of holes but still holds water?
  → A sponge.

• Where is the favorite place for classmates to meet?
  → The corner.

• What is common between a square, a triangle, and a rectangle?
  → Straight lines.

• What is at the end of a line?
  → The letter “e” (or “r” in Arabic), not a period.

• What is always above your head in both summer and winter?
  → The sky.