Looking for a quick, fun activity to get your pupils thinking creatively? These emoji challenges are a brilliant way to practise inference skills, spark discussion and have a bit of light-hearted fun with language.
We had a blast coming up with these at Team Pobble, and now itβs your turn!
Can your pupils name the childrenβs storybooks shown below?
Each emoji sequence is a clue to a well-known book or character.
There are 25 to solve. How many can your class figure out?
These emoji clues represent common phrases and figures of speech.
There are 25 in total. How many can your pupils guess correctly?
Extra idea: Challenge your class to come up with their own emoji phrases for others to decode.
From fairy tales to classic rhymes, each line of emojis represents a familiar story.
Great for younger pupils or as a whole-class activity. Can they guess all 25?
If youβre not, stop here!
Scroll down when youβre ready to check, or hand the sheet over to your pupils and let them peer-mark each otherβs guesses.
1. π· π©πΌβπΎ π·πΈπ‘πππ = Charlotteβs Web
2. π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ πͺβοΈ π§πΌββοΈπ¦βοΈ = The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
3. π§πΌβ¨π΄π§ͺπΊππ½ππ = The BFG
4. π¦π»πβ‘οΈπ§πΌββοΈπ¦π§Ή = Harry Potter
5. ππππππ¦ππ¦ = The Very Hungry Caterpillar
6. ππππ΅πΌββοΈππ½π₯§βοΈ = Each Peach Pear Plum
7. ππΌββοΈπ§πΆβ±π = Lost and Found
8. π§πΌββοΈπ§ΉπΈπΈπ¦πΆ = Room on the Broom
9. ππ©ππ¦π¦πͺπππΈπΆ = Dear Zoo
10. π¨βπ©βπ§βπ§ππΏπ³πͺβοΈπ»πββοΈπ = Weβre Going on a Bear Hunt
11. π»ππ§³πππ¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ = Paddington Bear
12. π¬πΏπΆπΈππ¦‘π = The Wind in the Willows
13. π§πΌπ€«πͺππΏπΌπΉπΊ = The Secret Garden
14. π πͺπ β¨π§πΌββοΈπ¦π = The Wizard of Oz
15. π¦π»π΄πΊππ»ππ¦§π = The Jungle Book
16. π°ππ₯π½π₯¦π¨π»βπΎπ₯§ = Peter Rabbit
17. π©βπ§ππͺπ―βοΈπ₯ͺπ½ = The Tiger that Came to Tea
18. π¨π»βπΎπ¨π»βπΎπ¨π»βπΎπ¦π³ππ³ = Fantastic Mr Fox
19.ππΊβπ΄ββ οΈπ° = Treasure Island
20. βππβοΈππ½ββοΈπ² = How to Train Your Dragon
21. π¨βπ¦β½οΈππ»ββοΈππ« = The Boy in the Dress
22. π€΄π½β΅οΈπππ²πΉ = Where the Wild Things Are
23.πβ¨π ππ¦΄ππ¦΄π = Funny Bones
24. ππ³π°π¦π¦π = The Gruffalo
25. π©πΌπ°π³π§ͺπ©πβ€οΈ = Alice in Wonderland
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