Saturday 11 April 2009

Out of the mouths of babes

1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She 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. 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 a 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.
25.
A bird in the hand .........................is going to poop on you.

And the WINNER and last one!
26. Better late than ...................................Pregnant

5 comments:

Nota Bene said...

properly updated!

Grumpy Old Ken said...

Absolutely terrific. Adults are pathetic. Eg bankers, politicians. Your kids could do better.

Renie Burghardt said...

Ha! Those six year olds know a lot more than I did at six! And I think not biting the hand that's dirty is good advice! Haha.

Happy Easter, Jo!

Bunny Hugs,

Renie

Busy Bee Suz said...

Just too funny...I love little kids. When they get older, they get TOO wise for the funnies. :)

Margaret's Ramblings said...

Out of the mouths of babes indeed. Methinks they have more understanding of the modern world than our leaders.

Great post, I loved it.

Margaret