Primary – January 15

“Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King, Jr., born on the 15th of January in 1929. Explain your opinion about whether you can learn good character from education.

Primary – January 14

What do you think is the most interesting thing you will do this year?

Primary – January 13

The Frisbee was developed on this date in 1957, and was originally marketed as the “Pluto Platter” to capitalize on the US obsession with flying saucers, or UFOs. Why do you think there are or are not people on other planets who might visit us?

Primary – January 12

Describe the three most important qualities you want your best friends to have.

Primary – January 11

Today is Amelia Earhart Day, which celebrates the most famous female airplane pilot of 1920s and 1930s. If you could fly anywhere right now, where would you fly and what would you do when you got there?

Primary – January 10

“From the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom.” -Thomas Paine in Common Sense, published on this date in 1776. Describe the most important less you’ve learned from someone else’s mistake.

Primary – January 9

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

Primary – January 8

Reading teacher Evelyn Wood was born on this date in 1909. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper explaining why it’s important for everyone to learn to read.