Friday, May 13, 2011

Kids' Proverbs

A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest.
  1. As you shall make your bed so shall you... mess it up.
  2. Strike while the... bug is close.
  3. It's always darkest before... daylight savings time.
  4. Never underestimate the power of... termites.
  5. Don't bite the hand that... looks dirty.
  6. No news is... impossible
  7. You can't teach an old dog new... math.
  8. If you lie down with the dogs, you'll... stink in the morning.
  9. Love all, trust... me.
  10. An idle mind is... the best way to relax.
  11. Where there's smoke, there's... pollution.
  12. Happy the bride who... gets all the presents!
  13. A penny saved is... not much.
  14. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and... you have to blow your nose.
  15. Children should be seen and not... spanked or grounded.
  16. If at first you don't succeed... get new batteries.
  17. You get out of something what you... see pictured on the box.
  18. There is no fool like... Aunt Eddie.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I much enojoyed this and the previous. Thank you.