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08-11-2005, 19:22
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 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
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.
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 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
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.