SWGSweetwater Groves Residential Assisted Living
Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Memory Studio · Early stage
Early stageCommon Ground10–15 minutes2 pages to print
Finish the Saying
Old sayings with the ending left off. These often arrive whole even when new words are hard — the rhythm carries them.
Finish the Saying
Old sayings with the ending left off. These often arrive whole even when new words are hard — the rhythm carries them.
Say the first part out loud, then wait
There is no wrong ending. A different ending is often a better story.
- A penny saved is…
- Early to bed, early to rise…
- Don't count your chickens…
- A stitch in time…
- The early bird…
- Waste not,…
- Too many cooks…
- Better late…
Their saying
Was there something a parent or grandparent always said? Write it down — it is worth keeping.
Answer key
Keep this page or leave it out — whichever makes the activity feel easier. Looking at the key is not failing at anything.
Say the first part out loud, then wait
- A penny saved is a penny earned
- Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch
- A stitch in time saves nine
- The early bird catches the worm
- Waste not, want not
- Too many cooks spoil the broth
- Better late than never