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A FIRST GRADE TEACHER collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest.

As you shall make your bed so shall you.......... mess it up. Better be safe than...................... punch a 5th grader. Strike while the. ............................. bug is close. It's always darkest before............ daylight savings time. You can lead a horse to water but....................... how? Don't bite the hand that........................ looks dirty. 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. 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 more...

Proverbs as finished by a fourth grade class: It is always darkest... Just before you flunk a test. There is nothing new... under a rock. A journey of a thousand miles begins with... a private jet. A committee of three... gets things done when they are not fighting. If you can't stand the heat... try Antarctica. Better late than... absent. A rolling stone... may dent the floor. If at first you don't succeed... live with it. Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry... and then blow your nose. A bird in the hand is.... better than a woodpecker on your head. Early to bed, early to rise... and you will get the best cereal. Two heads... are pretty scary. It is better to light a candle than... to light a bomb. A miss is as good as... a mister. A penny saved... is not a lot. Don't burn your bridges... or you'll fall in the lake. Haste makes... sweat

A first-grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. Their insight may surprise you.
Better to be safe than. . . punch a 5th grader
It's always darkest before. . . daylight savings
You can lead a horse to water but. . . how?
Don't bite the hand that. . . looks dirty
If you lie down with dogs, you'll. . . stink in the morning
Happy the bride who. . . gets all the presents
Don't put off till tomorrow what. . . you put on to go to bed
Children should be seen and not. . . spanked or grounded
You get out of something what you. . . see pictured on the box
Better late than. . . pregnant

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:As you shall make your bed so shall you... mess it up.Better to be safe than... punch a 5th grader.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 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 more...

A Third grade teacher collected well known proverbs. He gave each kid in the class the first half of the proverb, and asked them to come up with the rest. Here is what the kids came up with:
Love all, trust. .. me.
No news is. .. impossible.
Strike while the. .. bug is close.
A miss is as good as a. .. Mrs.
A penny saved is. .. not much.
Don`t bite the hand that. .. looks dirty.
You can`t teach an old dog. .. math.
None are so blind as. .. Helen Keller.
The pen is mightier than. .. the pigs.
An idle mind is. .. the best way to relax.
Where there is smoke, there`s. .. pollution.
Better to be safe than. ... punch a 5th grader
Happy is the bride who. .. gets all the presents.
Never underestimate the power of. .. termites.
When the blind lead the blind. .. get out of the way.
If at first you don`t succeed. .. get new batteries.
If you lie down with dogs, you. .. will stink in the morning.
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