Primary – March 15

On this date in 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the “New World.” If you were in charge of the party for him, what would happen during the celebration?

Primary – March 14

Albert Einstein was born on this date in 1879. He encouraged people to try not to become a person of success but rather to become a person of value. How do you think about the difference between success and value?

Primary – March 13

Percival Lowell was born on this date in 1855. His search for the non-existent Planet X allowed later astronomers to discover Pluto, which got its name from his initials, PL. If you discovered a new planet, what name would you choose for it and why would you choose that name?

Primary – March 12

Poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye was born on this date in 1952. She wrote in her poem Kindness that “Before you know what kindness really is/you must lose things….” Why do you think she believes that?

Primary – March 11

What do you consider to be the current seven wonders of the world?

Primary – March 10

What do you do to make yourself feel better when you are feeling sad?

Primary – March 9

What have you lost that you would most like to find, and why is it so important?

Primary – March 8

Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows, was born on this date in 1859. If you could talk with any animal, what animal would you choose and what is the first question you would ask? What do you think its answer would be?