A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She had twenty-five
students in her class and she presented each child in her class the first
half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the
proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first[ graders.
Their insight may surprise you. While reading these keep in mind that these
are first graders..... 6-years old, because the last one is a classic!
1. Don't change horses......................until they stop running.
2. Strike while the .............................bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before ............. Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of .. termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but .... how?
6. Don't bite the hand that ................... looks dirty.
7. No news......impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a .................... Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new ..... math.
10 If you lie down with dogs, you'll . stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust . me.
12 The pen is mightier than the...... . pigs.
13. An i! dle mind is ............... the best way to relax.
14 Where there's smoke there's ..... pollution.
15 Happy the bride who . gets all the presents.
16 A penny saved is .......................... not much.
17 Two's company, three's . the Musketeers.
18 Don't put off till tomorrow what ....... you put on to go to bed
19 Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and ............you have
to blow your nose.
20 There are none so blind as ........... Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not ...... spanked or grounded.
22 If at first you don't succeed ............. get new batteries
23. You get out of something only what you ......see in the picture on the
box.
24 When the blind lead the blind ...... get out of the way.
And the WINNER and last one!
25 Better late than ..........................pregnant.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Proverbs by children
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