First Grade Perspective

First graders were given the beginning of these cliches, and asked to provide their own endings. The results are often better than the original! Take a look�

1. If at first you don't succeed.....go play. 
2. Eat, drink, and.....go to the bathroom. 
3. All's fair in......hockey. 
4. He who laughs last......didn't understand the joke. 
5. People in glass houses......better not take off their clothes 
6. All work and no play.......is disgusting. 
7. Don't put all your eggs......in the microwave. 
8. Better to be safe than..................punch a 5th grader. 
9. Strike while the .............................bug is close. 
10. It's always darkest before...........Daylight Savings Time. 
11. Never underestimate the power of..................termites. 
12. You can lead a horse to water but.....................how? 
13. Don't bite the hand that......................looks dirty. 
14. No news is......................................impossible. 
15. A miss is as good as a................................ Mr. 
16. You can't teach an old dog new........................math. 
17. If you lie down with dogs, you'll.....stink in the morning. 
18. Love all, trust.........................................me. 
19. The pen is mightier than the..........................pigs. 
20. An idle mind is......................The best way to relax. 
21. Where there's smoke there's......................pollution. 
22. Happy the bride who..................gets all the presents. 
23. A penny saved is.................................not much. 
24. Two's company, three's......................the Musketeers. 
25. Don't put off till tomorrow what...you put on to go to bed. 
26. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and.....you have to 
blow your nose. 
27. None are so blind as..........................Helen Keller. 
28. Children should be seen and not........spanked or grounded. 
29. When the blind leadeth the blind........get out of the way.