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A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave 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, but there are some good ones.
Their insight may surprise you.

Better to be safe than.............punch a 5th grader.
Strike while the ...........................bug is close.
It's always darkest before..........Daylight Savings Time
Never underestimate the power of............termites.
You can lead a horse to water but...........how?

Don't bite the hand that....................looks dirty.
No news is..................................impossible.
A miss is as good as a......................Mr.
You can't teach an old dog new..............math.
If you lie down with dogs, you'll...........stink in the morning.

Love all, trust.............................me.
The pen is mightier than the................pigs.
An idle mind is.............................the best way to relax.
Where there's smoke there's.................pollution.
Happy the bride who.........................gets all the presents.

A penny saved is............................not much.
Two's company, three's......................the Musketeers.
Don't put off till tomorrow what..........you put on to go to bed.
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and.....you have to blow your nose.
There are none so blind as..................Stevie Wonder.

Children should be seen and not.............spanked or grounded.
If at first you don't succeed...............get new batteries.
You get out of something only what you......see in the picture on the box.
When the blind leadeth the blind............get out of the
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Better late than ...........................pregnant.
 

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Love it! As a parent of a 7 & 3 year old. I am totally not surprised. I get my best laughs from them.

My 3 year old answered the phone today and said "Hi, I'm wearing yellow socks, what color are yours?" You just never know what they will say. (his socks were actually white & blue)
 

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That last one WAS good!:LOL: "Children should be seen and not.....spanked or grounded". I can imagine that my sons would have come up with THAT one!
 

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Now I know why I wanted to teach school! Kids are so funny! I had to e-mail this one to my kids!
 
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