Proverbs by kids
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:
Better Be Safe Than... Punch A 5th Grader.
It's Always Darkest Before...
Daylight Savings Time.
Strike While The... Bug Is Close.
Never Under
Estimate The Power Of... Termites.
You Can Lead A Horse To Water But...
How?
Don't Bite The Hand That... Looks Dirty.
No News Is...
Impossible.
A Miss Is As Good As A... Mr.
You Can't Teach An Old Dog
New... Math.
If You Lie Down With The Dogs, You'll... Stink In The
Morning.
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
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.
Children Should Be Seen
And Not... Spanked Or Grounded.
If At First You Don't Succeed... Get New
Batteries.
You Get Out Of Something What You... See Pictured On The
Box.
When The Blind Leadeth The Blind... Get Out Of The Way.
There Is No
Fool Like... Aunt Edie.
-- Pat Elliott Teacher/Librarian Ferndale Woods Elementary School Barrie, Ontario Canada (home) mailto:pat.elliott@sympatico.ca (school) mailto:ferndale@sympatico.ca=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 3) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=