Primary – February 26

What was your favorite toy when you were younger, and why don’t you play with it any longer?

Primary – February 25

What period in the history of the world would you most like to visit, and why?

Primary – February 24

Wilhelm Karl Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany on this date in 1786. He and his brother Jacob compiled the first book of folklore: Grimms’ Fairy Tales. Write a short fairy tale that might help young people learn something about life.

Primary – February 23

Wizard of Oz director Victor Fleming was born on this date in 1889. Write a story about why you think there’s no place like home.

Primary – February 22

“It is better be alone than in bad company.” -George Washington, who was born on this date in 1732. Explain whether you agree or disagree with America’s first president.

Primary – February 21

The poet W.H. Auden was born on this date in 1907. He once wrote, “Learn from your dreams what you lack.” What does that mean to you?

Primary – February 20

“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” What do you think Ansel Adams, who was born on this date in 1902, meant when he said that?

Primary – February 19

“To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.” -Nicolaus Copernicus, the first person to suggest using scientific observation that the Earth was not the center of the solar system and the universe, and who was born on this date in 1473. Explain why it’s important to know what you don’t know.