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Self-Esteem Builder
Mystery
Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.Mystery
As the school year was progressing, a teacher was distressed that more and more of her students were beginning to tease and make fun of one another. She decided to do something about it. When they returned to the classroom after Spring Break, they saw a mirror on the wall with a sign next to it.
When one of the students came to her crying about the names she had been called at recess, she sent the girl to the mirror with these directions: Read that sign quietly to yourself. Repeat it over and over, gradually running the sounds together. Each time, look at yourself in the mirror. Soon you will be smiling.
Sure enough, when the student followed these directions, she came away smiling.
Each time a student would come to the teacher feeling low, she would give them the same directions. Sometimes they would have difficulty, so she would go over to read the sign with them. Eventually, each one would come away smiling.
This is what the sign said: I.Y.Q.Y.Q.R.
Why did this little exercise help her students feel better about themselves?
When one of the students came to her crying about the names she had been called at recess, she sent the girl to the mirror with these directions: Read that sign quietly to yourself. Repeat it over and over, gradually running the sounds together. Each time, look at yourself in the mirror. Soon you will be smiling.
Sure enough, when the student followed these directions, she came away smiling.
Each time a student would come to the teacher feeling low, she would give them the same directions. Sometimes they would have difficulty, so she would go over to read the sign with them. Eventually, each one would come away smiling.
This is what the sign said: I.Y.Q.Y.Q.R.
Why did this little exercise help her students feel better about themselves?
Hint
When read correctly, the message may sound like it is being said with a speech impediment.Answer
When the students read the letters out loud, running them together, and looking in the mirror, they realized that they were telling themselves, "I like you like you are!" It may not be perfect grammar, but the teacher reached her goal of building self-esteem in her students who had a low opinion of themselves because of teasing.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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First teaser! Yay! .. I really liked this heart warming story and I'm sure it was a great encouragement to the little ones. Nice one Iteach!
This was really a nice little story, a good break from brain busters. Thanks.
I got the 'I like you' but not sure what 'like you are' means.....
that was really nice . it brought a smile and almost a tear . thanks teach !
so cute!
Cute! It's a great teaser, easy, but really good! Keep it up!
You 'should be' teaching kids with such a great attitude.
This was a super teaser, and fun. Great start!!! I expect to see more wonderful teasers from you.
This was a super teaser, and fun. Great start!!! I expect to see more wonderful teasers from you.
Thank you, EVERYONE, for your encouraging words!!!
Xdbtcp, "...like you are" means "...just as you are."
I LIKE YOU (ALL) JUST AS YOU ARE!!!
Xdbtcp, "...like you are" means "...just as you are."
I LIKE YOU (ALL) JUST AS YOU ARE!!!
aww, how cute...it sure made me smile
that was a good one. very cute story too
that was a fun one...i started to annoy my mom from saying IYQYQR so much!
Well, winbob, there IS such a thing as "too much of a good thing," so take it easy on your mom!
this was a really good one i think its very good and that there should always be someone out there like that
good 1, and i do like myself the way i am, you know, im really awesome. thanx for boosting my self asteem!
"i yike you yike you are"?
Very sweet, very cute. Easy, but fun!
Yeah, nice one! Easy, but nice. It's certainly boosted my self-esteem
i loved it! great teaser
Good one but y is there a q?it must be an l!
I = I
YQ = Like You
YQ = Like You
R = Are
That's why the Q's!
YQ = Like You
YQ = Like You
R = Are
That's why the Q's!
I got it, I got it. Really nice teaser and has a moral to the story.
i thought it was "i like you you cool"
I Y Q and this teaser
gr8 job
gr8 job
IYQ2, Schatzy!!!
UR G8!
UR G8!
Very Cute
That was a good one. IYQ2! Good job teach!
IYU teaser.
Hehe, this is an awesome teaser! Just saying it makes me giggle since it sounds so cute. Great job, write MORE!!
what a "feel good" story! i'm putting this in my faves.
Tres Cute!!!
i loved it!!!!!!1
love it!
FANTABULOUS...LOVED IT...VERY GOOD MESSAGE...I LIKE YOU LIKE YOU ARE TOO LYNNE!
good one
That was the most wonderful thing you could have done for your students I think. It was very impressive to have done that. I am not a teacher but I do have 2 kids of my own. It should help with my daughter if somtheing came up like that. Then I would have a way 2 show her that someone still cares about her and that I do 2. Thanks you gave an idea 2 work with in the future.
That was brilliant. Teachers should always try to do something like that, I think, because most kids /are/ mercilessly ridiculed by at least one person...that was sweet.
This is a simple teaser but leaves a message.
I love it.
I love it.
really cute! good one!
I'm sorry you feel this way, BlackBelt, but this was my second try with this teaser, and an EDITOR suggested the "Mystery" category. Does the category REALLLLY matter that much?
I hope you feel better soon.
I hope you feel better soon.
Actually, "Language" was the first category for which I submitted this teaser. Your argument is not really with me ...
Sorry to have disappointed you "Mystery" seekers ...
Sorry to have disappointed you "Mystery" seekers ...
Teach, don't let Belt get you down. He's jealous, if anything! It's a really good and sweet teaser, and don't you forget that!
If you need more proof, look at the teaser fun average!
If you need more proof, look at the teaser fun average!
Blackbelt needs to chill out. It was a good teaser and if he didn't like it...fine. He shouldn't be so rude. It was great, iteachkids!
Very fun, and Very Different! Im not surprised at all that it was difficult to decide which category to put it in, because it's so unique! And a good idea for anyone to boost their self-esteem! Thanks, teach!
Great teaser!! IYQ2!! Nicely done and nicely presented! Keep 'em coming!
teach, I think this is a great teaser and I enjoyed it! Now, let's see some more! Keep up the great job!
Vewwy cute, teach.
I wike it. I also YQ, but you know that alweady.
I wike it. I also YQ, but you know that alweady.
Thank U evwyone. I wike U. all, and U.Wock!!!
Awww... how sweet!
This sentence should have been left out as it made it too easy:
Repeat it over and over, gradually running the sounds together.
This sentence should have been left out as it made it too easy:
Repeat it over and over, gradually running the sounds together.
not that great
Once again... What's "Not that great" about it? By the way, Awesome teaser!
This was fun and very enjoyable, brought a smile to my face and to many others I am sure!
Brought a smile to my face!! I'm glad it is in the ystery catagory because I probably wouldn't have found it otherwise!! Keep it up!!
I Love this teaser!!!!!! Very Very Cute
Haha, I only wish I'd had you for an elementry school teacher.
lol, keep it up. A+
lol, keep it up. A+
... and I wish I'd had YOU ALL in class! A+ all around!!!
This is the cutest teaser on the site. Wonderful through and through!
What an amazing amount of praise for a wonderful teaser. Teach you have done a fabulous job and I bet any child you have had in your classes has always looked back and was thanful they had gotten to know you. GREAT JOB LYNN.
Wow, I feel a little better! This was awesome! I figured it out b4 I read the story, because I just looked at the words, but still, very awesome puzzle!!!
Nice one, very creative!!
Hi.
This is a truly great teaser, and a grater message and even greater tip four teachers. A very nice story.
Even so, I do think it does not belong to Mystery. And the blame of it should be given to the editors
But that doesn't hurt anybody. Actually, I have the chance to read it because it was placed here, so lucky me (I'm a teacher too!)
Keep on going, and nice kid teaching.
Will
This is a truly great teaser, and a grater message and even greater tip four teachers. A very nice story.
Even so, I do think it does not belong to Mystery. And the blame of it should be given to the editors
But that doesn't hurt anybody. Actually, I have the chance to read it because it was placed here, so lucky me (I'm a teacher too!)
Keep on going, and nice kid teaching.
Will
I love the teaser it is awesome keep up he good work
Awesome thanks
kewl dude!
Loved It! great teaser
Awesome Teach.... were you the teacher who did this? Awesome way to get through to kids.
i thought that was really cute, great job
So sweet, great teaser. A nice break from the killer mysteries
hi Iteach - w/more like you, maybe the kids wouldn't need to ridicule each other. Imagine the possibilities. Fun & great story.
haha iono wats wrong wit me but i didnt get it til i read the answer lol
a teacher did almost the same thing with us when we were doing riddles except it was a lifferent message. i forgot it though but the technique was unforgettable so i got it immediatly good one
I love this teaser Lynn! I think I may try that myself, especially if we do accept the teaching positions in Africa~wonderful story and wonderful idea!
Great teaser!
I loved ur teaser even though it was a little to easy o well i gave me a break!!!!!!!
I Y Q O R teaser iteachkids i really needed it! thanks!!!
This is cute.
this teacher is a bully. She is teaching her kids how to talk if you are 2 years old so then it is like saying:
"you are very immature"
which is mean which meansthis teacher is a bully.
PS: So does it mean i like the way you are or i like you like you are?because i like you like you are makes no sense
"you are very immature"
which is mean which meansthis teacher is a bully.
PS: So does it mean i like the way you are or i like you like you are?because i like you like you are makes no sense
Awwwww. How cute.
awww. whatta cute little story to go with the very cute teaser. =).
I Y Q.
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I.Y.Qed THIS ONE GOOD JOB IT WAS GOOD GOING INTO MY FAVORITES!
I am happy to see that most of you read and understood this in the way it was intended. I Y Q, I really D!!!
I heard touching many times before. And I Y K as it is. (I Y K= I like it)
Lovely teaser! I really enjoyed it!
If my teacher did something like that, I would've had more self esteem in elementary school. But Im glad that something like this is used in some classes everywhere and children need to learn that teasing is also just a form of showing that a kid needs attention, or they are insecure about THEMSELVES. Great teaser, I loved it.
P.S. I Y Q Y Q R
P.S. I Y Q Y Q R
Haha that's a cute story. Although I'd probably be more perplexed than anything Oh well. Good one!
Dear SourDough:
EYE WHY QUEUE WHY QUEUE ARE !
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EYE WHY QUEUE WHY QUEUE ARE !
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i don't really think that the "Y" sound like "like"...
great!
This Teaser made no sense at all. Yes, its for the kids and would increase their little self-acceptance, but it might have confused the little buggers more. When children are being ridiculed the last thing they need is letters that don't make sense to further complicate matters. What is required, if you deal with the issue is a lesson on self-esteem but something more direct. Usually, I like all teasers that I read, but this was a ploy to get Teaser Readers to build your self-esteem. I am sorry, I hated this teaser.
Who would believe that?
I don't even remember this Teaser and I am not going back to read why you, Jake made this comment.
The comment is not meant for me, is it? But, if so, I cannot respond. If you don't believe what I said, it is not a problem? I think i spoke with iteachkids about this Teaser and my comment. We came to some mutual conclusion, so this is over, but Thanks for your comment, Jake.
The comment is not meant for me, is it? But, if so, I cannot respond. If you don't believe what I said, it is not a problem? I think i spoke with iteachkids about this Teaser and my comment. We came to some mutual conclusion, so this is over, but Thanks for your comment, Jake.
hmmm, well this one was ok but i really stink at brain teasers cause i didn't get it even though i looked at the hint i thought it was kinda cheesy and i'm not quite sure if it would make the kid feel better but the overall story was cute
Cuh-yoot!! And i didnt even need the hint!! I really wike this teaser!!!
This is a fantastic brain-teaser! You have to be really smart in order to put all of the many subtle clues together in order to make the inference and solve this brilliant puzzle! Whoever came up with this should start writing some new Sherlock Holmes stories! Genius!
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