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-year-olds,
because the last one is 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 idle 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 rounded.
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.
These were so funny, I had to share them with you. Hope you at least grinned...or snorted coffee through your nose onto your keyboard??
HB
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-year-olds,
because the last one is 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 idle 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 rounded.
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.
These were so funny, I had to share them with you. Hope you at least grinned...or snorted coffee through your nose onto your keyboard??
HB