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Real proverbs, not made-up ones
Plenty of worksheets online are full of “proverbs” nobody has ever said. These are the sayings people actually grew up with: “The early bird catches the worm”, “A stitch in time saves nine”, “Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight”… The whole point of the exercise is that the ending comes back by itself, and that only happens with a proverb you have genuinely heard.
Ideas for a proverbs session
- Out loud first. The organiser reads the beginning and the group finishes it together. Then the paper sheet, everyone at their own pace.
- What does it mean? Pick two or three proverbs from the sheet and ask what they mean and when people say them. The stories follow.
- Weather sayings. “Red sky at night” or “It never rains but it pours” link nicely with orientation: what month it is, what the weather is doing.
- Easy to harder. Start with the matching sheet, which needs no writing, then move on to finishing the proverbs.
More large-print sheets
Proverbs also turn up alongside other activities in the memory activities for seniors and the large-print activity sheets. To keep going with words, there are easy crosswords and word searches in large print.
