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Old Proverbs Mangled
A first grade teacher had 25 students in her class and she presented
each child 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 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.
each child 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 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.
On a similar note: try mixing up the halves of two proverbs to come up with two new ones, such as this set I thought of yesterday:
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