Desert Horizon Elementary  2009-2010
Text Box: Mrs. McCarthy’s P.E.P.

Third and Fourth Grade P.E.P. Page

Pendergast

School District
Text Box: Perhaps you have heard these sayings before. Or maybe you have heard others. The third graders have been learning some of the proverbs that Ben Franklin published in his annual book, Poor Richard’s Almanac. PROVERBS Proverbs are old, familiar sayings that often give advice for daily living. Complete each of the following proverbs and explain what it means. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Birds of a feather flock together. When the cat’s away, the mice will play. Look before you leap. The early bird catches the worm. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. A penny saved is a penny earned. Haste makes waste. Never put off til tomorrow what you can do today.

Poor Richard’s Almanac was a best selling pamphlet in the American Colonies.  People found his weather forecasts, poems, household hints, calendars, and proverbs to be most helpful.  Ben Franklin sold approximately 10,000 copies per year for twenty-five years!

Click on these links to discover more about Benjamin Franklin and his almanac

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Ben Franklin, Glimpses of the Man

 

Ben Franklin—for kids

 

Proverbs and Great Franklin Information