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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Proverbs - According to 6 year olds




Mary taught first grade. She had a class of twenty-five adorable 6yr olds. 
 One day Mary gave each child the first half of a well known proverb and asked them to write in the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. 

 While reading the results, keep in mind that these are only first graders, just 6 years olds.


  1. No news is............................ impossible.
  2. Love all, trust....................... me.
  3. An idle mind is....................... the best way to relax.
  4. Strike while the...................... bug is close.
  5. Better late than...................... pregnant.
  6. A penny saved is...................... not much.
  7. Don't change horses................... until they stop running.
  8. A miss is as good as a ............... Mr.
  9. Happy is the bride who................ gets all the presents.
  10. Two's company, three's................ the Musketeers.
  11. Don't bite the hand that.............. looks dirty.
  12. It’s always darkest before............ Daylight Saving Time.
  13. There are none so blind as ........... Stevie Wonder.
  14. Where there's smoke there's .......... pollution.
  15. The pen is mightier than the.......... pigs.
  16. If at first you don't succeed......... get new batteries.
  17. When the blind lead the blind ........ get out of the way!
  18. Children should be seen and not ...... spanked or grounded.
  19. You can't teach an old dog new ....... math.
  20. Don't put off till tomorrow what...... you put on to go to bed.


      Some natural answers:         

1 No news is..............................good news
2 Love all, trust......................... a few, do wrong to none.
3 An idle mind is.........................the devil's workshop.
4 Strike while the ....................... iron is hot.
5 Better late than........................ never.
6 A penny saved is....................... a penny earned.
7 Don't change horses.................... in midstream.
8 A miss is as good as a ................. mile.
9 Happy is the bride who................ the sun shines on.
10 Two's company, three's................ crowd.
11 Don't bite the hand that................ feeds you.
12 It’s always darkest before............. the day dawns.
13 There are none so blind as ............ those, that will not see.
14 Where there's smoke there's .......... fire.
15 The pen is mightier than the.......... sword.
16 If at first you don't succeed............ try, and try again.
17 When the blind lead the blind ......... both fall into the ditch.
18 Children should be seen and not ...... heard.
 
19 You can't teach an old dog new ....... tricks.
20 Don't put off till tomorrow what....... you can do today.

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