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Monday, June 25, 2007

A New Take on Old Proverbs

First grade teacher in Virginia had twenty-five students in her class.
She presented each child in her classroom the first half of a well known 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, keep in mind that these
are first graders, 6-year-olds, 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 is......................................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

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