Tuesday, February 12, 2008

I found amongst all me teaching things this list of funny (though strangley wise) takes on well-known proverbs...with the endings filled in by 25 first graders.

Hope you like them as much as I did! :)

  • Don't change horses............................until they stop running.
  • Strike while the...............................................bug is close.
  • It's always darkest before.................................Daylight Savings Time.
  • Never underestimate 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 dogs, you'll............................stink in the morning.
  • Love all, trust.........................................................me.
  • The pen is mightier that 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 will have to blow your nose.
  • There are none so blind as............................................Stevie Wonder.
  • Children should be seen and not................................spanked 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 lead the blind..................................get out of the way.
  • A bird in the hand..............................................is going to poop on you.

1 comment:

Elsa Stanley said...

This is great! "There are none so blind as ... Stevie Wonder."

hahahahaha!