Philosophy for Young Children: A Practical Guide

Gaut, Berys; Gaut, Morag

ISBN 10: 0415619734 / ISBN 13: 9780415619738

Published by Routledge, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Philosophy for Young Children: A Practical Guide
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415619734
• ISBN 13: 9780415619738
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

With this book, any teacher can start teaching philosophy to children today!

Co-written by a professor of philosophy and a practising primary school teacher, Philosophy for Young Children is a concise, practical guide for teachers. It contains detailed session plans for 36 philosophical enquiries - enough for a year’s work - that have all been successfully tried, tested and enjoyed with young children from the age of three upwards.

The enquiries explore a range of stimulating philosophical questions about fairness, the environment, friendship, inclusion, sharing, right and wrong, manners, beauty, pictures, the emotions, dreaming and reality. All the stories, drawings and photographs that you’ll need to carry out the enquiries are provided and can be used with your children directly from the book.

Each step-by step enquiry includes:

• The philosophical topic and the aim of the enquiry
• The stimuli you’ll need
• Questions to ask the children
• Possible answers to help move the discussion forward
• Ideas to help you summarise and extend the enquiry.

If you are an Early Years or primary school teacher, this complete resource will enable you to introduce philosophy to your children quickly and with confidence.

About the Author

Berys Gaut is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, UK.

Morag Gaut is a teacher at Anstruther Primary School, Fife, UK.