Thomas E. Wartenberg

Big Ideas for Little Kids (eBook, PDF)

Teaching Philosophy through Children's Literature

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher, a parent, or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education. Wartenberg also gives advice on how to construct a "learner-centered" classroom, in which children discuss philosophical issues with one another as they respond to open-ended questions by saying whether they agree or disagree with what others have said.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798881873417
• Artikelnr.: 74626293

Autorenporträt

Thomas E. Wartenberg is the author of Big Ideas for Little Kids: Teaching Philosophy Through Children's Literature and A Sneetch Is a Sneetch and Other Philosophical Discoveries: Finding Wisdom in Children's Literature. He is former President of PLATO, the United States philosophy for children organization, and was awarded the Merritt Prize in 2013 for his contributions to the philosophy of education.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Part 1: Teaching Philosophy in Elementary Schools
Natural-Born PhilosophersHow I Became a Children's Philosophy
TeacherLearner-Centered TeachingThe "Game" of PhilosophyPart 2: Preparing
to Teach
The Elementary-School Introduction to Philosophy CoursePreparing for a
Philosophy Discussion: The Discussion FrameworkFacilitating a Philosophical
DiscussionDeepening and Extending the DiscussionPart 3: The Stories
"Dragons and Giants": Teaching EthicsFrederick: Teaching Social and
Political PhilosophyThe Important Book: Teaching MetaphysicsThe Wonderful
Wizard of Oz: Teaching the Philosophy of MindThe Giving Tree: Teaching
Environmental PhilosophyMorris the Moose: Teaching LogicMany Moons:
Teaching EpistemologyKnuffle Bunny: Teaching the Philosophy of Language
Emily's Art: Teaching AestheticsPart 4: Implications
A Sample Discussion of The Giving TreeConclusionAppendix
References