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Saturday, July 23, 2005

The Joys of Being in Grade 1

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. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading these keep in mind that these are first graders, 6-years-old, because the last one is a classic!

1. Better to be safe than......................punch a 5th grader.
2. Strike while the............................bug is close.
3.It's always darkest before..................Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never under estimate the power of............termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but...........how?
6. Don't bite the hand that....................looks dirty.
7. No news is..................................impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a......................Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new..............math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll...........stinkin' the morning.
11. Love all, trust.............................me.
12.The pen is mightier than the................pigs.
13. An idle mind is.............................the best way to relax.
15. Happy the bride who.........................gets all the presents.
14. Where there is smoke there is ................ pollution.
16. A penny saved is............................not much.
17. Two's company, three's......................the Musketeers.
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what.....you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and.........you have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as..................Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not.............spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don't succeed...............get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only what you...........see in the picture on the box.
24. When the blind leadeth the blind............get out of the way.

And the favourite:

25. Better late than............................pregnant


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CONGRATULATIONS to our Pinoy Teachers Network Core Group Members who serve as our inspiration for going the extra mile:

ATTY. PUNZI, he appeared in a chat roundtable discussion hosted by MLQ3 dubbed as the "Blogs of the Round Table." The topic was impeachment.

J.ANGELO, hehad been approached by the Sun Star Online Exchange's head, Ms. Nini Cabaero, and online editor (and fellow blogger) Ms. Marlen Limpag to write for the Blog. He prepared his very own version of Blogging 101 a few weeks back, which he has already posted to the Chronicles.

27 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:29 PM

    SIS SOL,

    sobrang cute nito... iba talaga pag bata ang nag-iisip. funny yung last noh... kala mo may mga alam na sila... hehehe...sobrang nakakawili... sol, pwede sa additional activity mo to. balitaan mo ako sa mga sagot ng sarili mong students ha.

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  2. Hi sol..This entry is sooo cute. Reminds me of those kids on Kids Say The Darnest Things show. My son once asked me "Mom, when is my baby sister coming out" ...while looking at my big belly (yeah I put on some weight lately..so sad hu hu hu)He actually thinks Im preggy..soo funny just the way he said it..me and hubby laughed out loud over it..and still do..whenever we think about it.

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  3. Anonymous5:03 PM

    nakakatuwa talaga ang mga sagot ng mga bata :)

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  4. Anonymous7:42 PM

    Blessed are the children. "To enter the kingdom of heaven, one must be born again". Does this mean we have to be as innocent as a child?
    Sana lang...but I can dream, can't I?

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  5. Anonymous10:16 PM

    lol. Kids say the dardnest things!

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  6. Nakakatuwa! Lalo na yong "late". Naririnig siguro sa matatanda....Kaya dapat ingat sa mga binibitiwang salita pag katabi ay bata.

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  7. Nakakatuwa Teacher Sol! Thanks for the laughs.

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  8. i like the last most... hehehe.

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  9. Anonymous1:28 AM

    a child's thinking is powerful than an old genius. smart thinking.

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  10. Are you sure it was a six year old? :-)

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  11. what a laugh i had :) thanks for sharing this teach!

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  12. kakatuwa! smart talaga ang mga bata ngayon.

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  13. SIS LEN P. yep, i-try ko nga itong activity na 'to sa mga special ed students ko, amazing din naman ang nagiging resulta ng mga writings nila eh. will let you know syempre.

    HONEYPOOH, :D pareho tayo ng problema, ang ating kabilbilan. Di lang anak ko ang nagtatanong kung kelan lalabas ang baby, pati co-teachers ko ganito ang hirit:" hey! Congratulations, when are you due!". Argh! Di ko alam kung nakakatuwa o nakakalungkot...

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  14. DARKBLAK, very honest ang mga pananaw nila sa mudo, 'no?

    KAREN, cutiepie ang picture mo ah! Simple lang nga ang pananaw nila samundo, dapat ba tayo ganyan din kasimple ang expectations natin?

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  15. ROXANNA, first time to comment, welcome to my blog. Hope this wont be your last visit. Please share with us your thoughts, your ideas are as invaluable as any of us. I guess we have the same question in mind, I just posted it to Karen here.

    MIKEY, kids are both amusing and amazing!

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  16. GOYONG, palagay ko di lang sa matatanda, pati rin sa media (TV o radyo) naririnig nila yan. Naalala ko yung advertisement nung nasa Pinas pa ako, na parang ang message ay kung anong ginawa ng matanda iisipin ng bata na tama.

    WATSON, laughter is the best medicine daw. Kaya naisip ko mag-post ng ganito to releive us of stress over the weekend.

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  17. SILENTMODE_V2(JEFF), cool yung last one, tawa ako nang tawa dyan, bulls eye di ba?

    EVI, marami na akong utang na bisita sa iyo. Sorry busy lang talaga, pero di ako nakakalimot lalo na sa mga pagbisita mo sakin. Sabi nga, we're only young once but with humor we can be forever young.

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  18. RONALLAN, pareho kayo ng tanong ng asawa ko.

    DUKE, relieving di ba, nawala ang pagod ko at tawa ako ng tawa habang nagbabasa nito.Humor is for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive.

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  19. OFF TOPIC: thank you for all the support, TEACHER SOL! Hope we go far and wide...

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  20. this is so cute. it's a fun way to know your students and their schema. magandang pre- and post-school year activity.

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  21. mam sol,
    this is so funny. luv it.

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  22. Anonymous10:26 AM

    better late than pregnant. this is a classic. i did nt even knw what this meant, i had to ask my wife.
    he he he ... just kidding.

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  23. Thanks for the citation, Teacher Sol.

    Angelo
    http://jangelo.i.ph

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  24. Anonymous11:24 AM

    Hi Sol.. Hope you are enjoying the summer like I do !

    When kids speak their minds it can be a riot. Can't help but chuckle on some of them but whoever answered #25 is darn mischievous!

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  25. PINOY TEACHERS NETWORK, more power to us!

    PICHAPIE, oo nga eh, kaka-email lang nito sakin, pero gagawin kong activities during the school year sa mga students ko.

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  26. KA URO, tuwang-tuwa ako dyan. Dapat naman wag tayong masyadong seryoso sa buhay di ba?

    ARVIN, sige, ask your wife, baka sabihin pa nya panggap ka. Ikaw ang may kagagawan sa baby girl mo, di ba? Kiss the little angel for me...

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  27. J. ANGELO, no problemo. Shine on!

    BW, I never thought summar vacation would mean more work for me; the professional development trainings exhaust me. Yep, #25 is indeed a classic!

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