Day: September 9, 2013

First Grade Proverbs

A 1st grade school teacher presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb.

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.
25. A bird in the hand is going to poop on you.

Lots of commenters had their doubts that kids could come up with answers as these, so I tested it on Leilani. I got a lot of good answers too:

3. It’s always darkest before you get up.
4. Never underestimate the power of electricity.
5. You can lead a horse to water but not to lava.
6. Don’t bite the hand that writes.
7. No news is good.
8. A miss is as good as a mister.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you’ll be a dog.
11. Love all, trust all.
12. The pen is mightier than the paper.
13. An idle mind is dumb.
15. Happy the bride who is getting married.
16. A penny saved is money / time saved.
17. Two’s company, three’s friendship
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and the whole world cries with you.
20. There are none so blind as Mikey.
23. You get out of something only what you want.
24. When the blind lead the blind they keep bumping into telephone poles.
25. A bird in the hand is a good companion.