1st Grade Proverbs

Today I gave my first graders the beginning of a popular proverb or saying and asked them to finish the sentence. The results are hilarious!!

A bird in the hand….

• ·         can’t fly in the rain.
• ·         is pecking the person.
• ·         is in the palm.
• ·         means a cat in the hand too.
• ·         Is trying to fly away!

Strike while…

• ·         the bike is riding.
• ·         the fairy is flying.
• ·         the ball is flying.
• ·         the cat runs.

Cleanliness is next to…

• ·         the mop.
• ·         the bathtub.
• ·         happiness.
• ·         the pig.
• ·         being shiny.

• ·         a tractor.

Curiosity killed…

• ·         a deer.
• ·         a pig.
• ·         a person.
• ·         an elephant.
• ·         a dog.

You can lead a horse to water…

• ·         or you can give him a bucket of water.
• ·         while he’s walking.
• ·         by sitting on him and kicking him.
• ·         and giddy-up
• ·         and he’ll drink it.
• ·        and you can lead it to food, too.
• ·        and you can lead a hound dog to water too! 

Birds of a feather…

• ·         use their feathers.
• ·         are friends.
• ·         are soft.
• ·         can fly!

It’s better to give than…

• ·         eat food.
• ·         to cry.
• ·         share.
• ·         take.
• ·         to keep it if you don’t like it.

You can’t have your cake….

• ·         and your dog.
• ·         and ice cream too.
• ·         at lunch.
• ·         after a bath.
• ·         in the car.
• ·         until you get presents.

Love is…

• ·         families.
• ·         giving somebody a hug.
• ·         kisses.
• ·         respect.
• ·         happiness.
• ·         in your heart.
• ·         for sharing!
• ·         my mom and a dog.

A penny saved is…

•  one cent.
•   money!
•   in a piggy bank.
•   on Abraham Lincoln.

What’s good for the goose is…

•  a chicken.
• pizza.

All’s fair in…

• ·        basketball.
• ·        July.
• ·        a birdhouse.
• ·        the office!
• ·        times when you don’t got nothing.

Do unto others as…

• ·        you help them.
• ·        you’re walking.
• ·        sharing.
• ·        you play.

What goes up…

• ·        is a bird and a plane.
• ·        is a balloon.
• ·        goes down!

What you see is…

• ·        a bird.
• ·        a dog.
• ·        pigeons.

The best things in life…

• ·        you can hug.
• ·        is animals.
• ·        is flying a kite.
• ·        is eating!
• ·        is Superman!
• ·        is a tractor and a dog.

An apple a day…

• ·         is one whole apple.
• ·         it helps you.
• ·         fell off of a tree.
• ·         is too many apples!
• ·         and a banana at night!

What creative little minds they have! What's your favorite?