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Emoji Challenges for the Classroom

Written by Anna from Pobble | 20/08/21 12:18

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 it’s your turn!

πŸ” Challenge 1: Storybook Emoji Quiz

Can your pupils name the children’s 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?

πŸ’¬ Challenge 2: Common Phrases in Emojis

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.

 

🎢 Challenge 3: Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Tales

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?

 

❗Ready for the answers?

If you’re not, stop here!
Scroll down when you’re ready to check, or hand the sheet over to your pupils and let them peer-mark each other’s guesses.

 
Here are the answers for challenge 1…

 

1. 🐷 πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸŒΎ πŸ•·πŸ•ΈπŸŽ‘πŸ€πŸ–πŸ† = Charlotte’s Web

2. πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ πŸšͺ❄️ πŸ§™πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ¦βš”οΈ = The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

3. πŸ‘§πŸΌβœ¨πŸ˜΄πŸ§ͺπŸŽΊπŸ‘‚πŸ½πŸ’­πŸ‘‘ = The BFG

4. πŸ‘¦πŸ»πŸ‘“βš‘οΈπŸ§™πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈπŸ¦‰πŸ§Ή = Harry Potter

5. πŸ›πŸƒπŸŽπŸπŸ“πŸ¦πŸ‰πŸ¦‹ = The Very Hungry Caterpillar

6. πŸ‘πŸπŸ‘πŸ•΅πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘πŸ½πŸ₯§β˜€οΈ = Each Peach Pear Plum

7. πŸ™πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈπŸ§πŸ›Άβ›±πŸŒŠ = Lost and Found

8. πŸ§™πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ§ΉπŸΈπŸ˜ΈπŸ¦œπŸΆ = Room on the Broom

9. πŸ“πŸ“©πŸ˜πŸ¦’πŸ¦πŸͺπŸπŸ’πŸΈπŸΆ = Dear Zoo

10. πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§πŸ”ŽπŸŒΏπŸŒ³πŸŒͺβ„οΈπŸ»πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ  = We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

11. πŸ»πŸ‘•πŸ§³πŸš‚πŸ™πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ = Paddington Bear

12. πŸŒ¬πŸŒΏπŸ›ΆπŸΈπŸ›πŸ¦‘πŸ€ = The Wind in the Willows

13. πŸ‘§πŸΌπŸ€«πŸšͺπŸ—πŸŒΏπŸŒΌπŸŒΉπŸŒΊ = The Secret Garden

14. 🏠πŸŒͺπŸ‘ βœ¨πŸ§™πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ¦πŸ’š = The Wizard of Oz

15. πŸ‘¦πŸ»πŸŒ΄πŸΊπŸπŸ»πŸ’πŸ¦§πŸ“— = The Jungle Book

16. πŸ°πŸ‘•πŸ₯•πŸŒ½πŸ₯¦πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸŒΎπŸ₯§ = Peter Rabbit

17. πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§πŸ›ŽπŸšͺπŸ―β˜•οΈπŸ₯ͺ🍽 = The Tiger that Came to Tea

18. πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸŒΎπŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸŒΎπŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸŒΎπŸ¦ŠπŸŒ³πŸ“πŸ•³ = Fantastic Mr Fox

19.πŸπŸ—ΊβŒπŸ΄β€β˜ οΈπŸ’° = Treasure Island

20. β“πŸ‰πŸŒ‹βš”οΈπŸ™‹πŸ½β€β™‚οΈπŸ² = How to Train Your Dragon

21. πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦βš½οΈπŸ™ŽπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ‘—πŸ« = The Boy in the Dress

22. πŸ€΄πŸ½β›΅οΈπŸπŸŒπŸŒ²πŸ‘Ή = Where the Wild Things Are

23.πŸŒœβœ¨πŸ πŸ’€πŸ¦΄πŸ’€πŸ¦΄πŸ˜† = Funny Bones

24. πŸ­πŸŒ³πŸŒ°πŸ¦ŠπŸ¦‰πŸ = The Gruffalo

25. πŸ‘©πŸΌπŸ°πŸ•³πŸ§ͺπŸŽ©πŸ‘‘β€οΈ = Alice in Wonderland

 
Here are the answers for challenge 2…

 

  1. β°πŸ’° = Time is money

  2. πŸŒƒπŸ¦‰ = Night owl

  3. 🌧 🐈 πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί = Raining cats and dogs

  4. πŸ‘¨πŸ½β€πŸ¦―πŸ¦‡ = As blind as a bat

  5. 🍽 🐷 = Eat like a pig

  6. 🌍 🎭 = All the world’s a stage

  7. ⚰️πŸšͺπŸ”© = As dead as a doornail

  8. 🍳 πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ = Egg on your face

  9. ⏰ ✈️ = Time flies

  10. ❀️ πŸ₯Ό = Wear your heart on your sleeve

  11. πŸ”πŸ© = Top dog

  12. πŸ₯šπŸ₯šπŸ₯šπŸ§Ί = All your eggs in one basket

  13. 🐈 πŸ‘… = Cat got your tongue

  14. 🍰 = A piece of cake

  15. πŸ’πŸ” = Cherry on top

  16. πŸ₯ΆπŸ‘£ = Get cold feet

  17. 😒 ➑️πŸ₯› = Cry over spilt milk

  18. 🀫 🐭 = As quiet as a mouse

  19. ❌ πŸŒ‰πŸšΆπŸ½β€β™‚οΈ= Cross that bridge when we come to it

  20. 🚫 πŸš€πŸ‘¨πŸ½β€πŸ”¬ = Not rocket science

  21. πŸ’΅ πŸ’ͺ🏽🦡🏽 = Cost an arm and a leg

  22. πŸ“πŸ‘πŸ½ = Rule of thumb

  23. πŸš«πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš–οΈ πŸ“– πŸ“• = Don’t judge a book by its cover

  24. 1️⃣ πŸ”΅πŸŒœ = Once in a blue moon

  25. ❀️πŸͺ¨ = Heart of stone
Here are the answers for challenge 3…

 

  1. πŸ‘§πŸΌπŸ₯£πŸ»πŸ»πŸ» = Goldilocks and the Three Bears

  2. πŸπŸπŸπŸŒ‰ = The 3 Billy Goats Gruff

  3. πŸŒŸπŸŒŒπŸ’Žβ­οΈ = Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

  4. πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸŒΎπŸ„πŸ“πŸ‘πŸ– = Old Macdonald had a Farm

  5. πŸˆπŸŽ»πŸ„πŸŒ™πŸΆπŸ₯„ = Hey Diddle Diddle

  6. πŸ­πŸ­πŸ­πŸ¦―πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸŒΎπŸ”ͺ = Three Blind Mice

  7. πŸ‘ΈπŸΌπŸ˜˜πŸΈβœ¨πŸ€΄πŸ½ = The Princess and the Frog

  8. πŸ‘ ❄️ πŸ‘‰πŸ½ πŸ‘±πŸ»β€β™€οΈ = Mary had a Little Lamb

  9. πŸ₯šπŸ§±β¬‡οΈπŸ€΄πŸ½πŸ΄πŸ΄πŸ’‚πŸ½β€β™€οΈπŸ’‚πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ‘ŽπŸ½ = Humpty Dumpty

  10. πŸ‘ 3️⃣ πŸ‘œπŸ‘¨πŸ» πŸ‘œπŸ‘©πŸ½ πŸ‘œπŸ‘¦πŸΌ = Baa Baa Black Sheep

  11. πŸβ˜πŸΎπŸ•° 1️⃣ πŸπŸ‘‡πŸ½ = Hickory Dickory Dock

  12. πŸ’πŸŒΉπŸ’πŸ€§πŸ‘‡πŸ½ = Ring-a-ring-a-roses

  13. πŸ‘¦πŸΎπŸ‘§πŸΎπŸ”β›°πŸ’¦πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ€• = Jack and Jill

  14. πŸ·πŸ·πŸ·πŸΊπŸ’¨πŸš = The Three Little Pigs

  15. πŸ‘¦πŸ»πŸ„ ✨🌱☝🏾🌿☁️🏰 = Jack and the Beanstalk

  16. πŸ§πŸ½β€β™‚οΈπŸ§πŸ½β€β™€οΈ πŸ‘žπŸ§΅πŸ”¨πŸ‘‘βœ‚οΈπŸ₯Ώ = The Elves and the Shoemaker

  17. πŸ‘¦πŸΌπŸ‘±πŸ½β€β™€οΈπŸŒ³πŸ‘πŸŒ³πŸ­πŸ¬πŸ§™πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ = Hansel and Gretel

  18. β„οΈπŸ‘©πŸ»πŸŽπŸ‘ πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦ = Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

  19. πŸ™πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ§ΉπŸ§šπŸ»β€β™€οΈβœ¨πŸ°πŸ€΄πŸ½πŸ•›πŸ‘  = Cinderella

  20. πŸ‘©πŸΎπŸ°πŸ‘ΉπŸ₯€ = Beauty and the Beast

  21. πŸ°πŸ§™πŸ›ŒπŸΌβ€πŸ‘ΈπŸΌπŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ€΄πŸ½πŸ‘©β€β€οΈβ€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨ = Sleeping Beauty

  22. πŸ•ΈπŸ•·β¬†οΈπŸ’¦πŸŒ§πŸŒ€πŸ•·β¬†οΈ = Incy-Wincy Spider

  23. πŸ¦†πŸ₯šπŸ₯πŸ₯πŸ₯🐦 🦒 = The Ugly Duckling

  24. πŸ€΄πŸΎπŸ’°πŸ’ŽπŸ‘–πŸ‘˜πŸ‘•πŸ©² = The Emperor’s new clothes

  25. πŸ‘§πŸ»πŸ§ΊπŸ‘πŸΊπŸ‘΅πŸΌ = Little Red Riding Hood