Saturday, February 25, 2006

Proverbs.......... kids' style

A grade one 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.

* Strike while the .........insect is close.
* Never underestimate the power of............ants.
* Don't bite the hand that....................looks dirty.
* Better to be safe than......................punch a grade 7 boy.
* If you lie down with dogs, you'll...........stink in the morning.
* It's always darkest before..................DaylightSaving Time.
* You can lead a horse to water but...........how?
* No news is..................................impossible.
* A miss is as good as a......................Mr.
* You can't teach an old dog new..............maths.
* 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.............smacked 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 way.

* Better late than............................pregnant.

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