Primary – March 6

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni — better known as Michelangelo — was born on this date in 1475. He believed that people should “criticize by creating.” What do you think he meant when he said that?

Primary – March 5

Gerardus Mercator was born on this date in 1512. In 1569, he developed a technique to map the globe that accurately projects a sphere onto a flat surface. How would you get someplace if you didn’t have an accurate map?

Primary – March 4

What was the last fight you had about? Since then, how has your thinking about the subject of the fight changed?

Primary – March 3

Write a short story about what you think your first job will be.

Primary – March 2

Dr. Seuss wrote, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” To celebrate his birth date in 1904, write where you think you’re going and how you’ll get there.

Primary – March 1

Write a short story about what you would do if you had an entire day just to do anything you wanted to.

Primary – Leap Day

If you could have any animal — real or imagined — for a pet, what animal would you choose, and why?

Primary – MLK Day

Today is the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., who once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ” How would you answer that question?