Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Quotes from First Grade Kids!


I've heard that 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.

Here are the answers from 6 year-olds:

Better to be safe than.....................................punch a 5th grader
Strike while the ..............................................bug is close
It's always darkest before.............................Daylight Saving 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 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 till 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
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 leadeth the blind.................get out of the way

Don't ya love it? (o;

4 comments:

Janet said...

These are wonderful! Out of the mouths of babes comes wisdom and truth.

Tina Cho said...

Sheryl,
I enjoyed reading your story "The Little Nurse Who Led the Way" in this month's issue of Clubhouse Jr! Congratulations!
~Tina Cho

Sheryl Crawford said...

Hi Tina! Please forgive me for not getting back to you about the book you're writing! LOTS of stuff has been going on--I'm almost overwhelmed, but I DO want to talk with you about it for SURE! Yes, aren't these the FUNNIEST quotes. I posted this in August and wanted to spread the laughter once more.
Write me again via email about the book!
Sheryl

Catherine DePino said...

Dear Sheryl,

Thanks for your kind words about my CBI bulletin article about bouncing back from rejection. I greatly appreciate your taking the time to write.

Your books look very interesting and informative. You are teaching children so many things they need to know.

If you want, you can find my website at catherinedepino.com.

Thanks again for your kindness, and keep up the great writing.

Best wishes,
Catherine DePino