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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 – February 28

“I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.” -Michel de Montaigne, born this date in 1533 and considered the creator of the personal essay. What do you think he meant when he wrote this?

Primary – February 27

One of America’s earliest and most famous poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was born on this date in 1807. He once wrote, “A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.” What does this mean to you?

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.

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