
You do not need a Ph.D. in Philosophy (yes, I do have that, that is why I am a teacher-lol). I taught a few seminars for High School and Junior High Students over the years. Now planning a course for this summer. Here is what I have that you can use too. My main resource is this amazing website: https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org
General Introduction to Philosophy
Have you ever thought of using a children’s book to learn philosophy? That is to think through real issues and not just rely on one’s feelings? How do we know that something is real or true? What are the questions we have in life and how can we ask questions and seek real answers? This class will also help guide to improving the student’s verbal skills while they learn to listen carefully to others, then formulate their own thinking in a clear manner. They will be able to defend their ideas against objections from peers and be more confident learners and thinkers. Mastery will be demonstrated by the application of the inductive thinking method and the construction of a creative project.
Discussion Method:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/framework-whole-class-discussions
Book For all students:
“A Little History of Philosophy,” Nigel Warburton this is a great easy to read and understand book.

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300152081/little-history-philosophy
Library Books
One of each to be read in class and discussed as it pertains to the Philosopher and the chapter students read in “A Little History…”:
Socrates
The Mixed-up Chameleon By Eric Carle
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/Socrates
Plato
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters By John Steptoe
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/MufarosBeautifulDaughters
Aristotle
A Color of His Own By Leo Lionni, Knopf
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/AColorOfHisOwn
Epicurus
We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/WeAreInABook
Rene Descartes
Tiger-Tiger, is it True? By Byron Katie and Hans Wilhelm
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/Tiger-TigerIsItTrue
John Locke
The Black Book of Colors By Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/TheBlackBookOfColors
David Hume
Something Beautiful By Sharon Dennis Wyeth
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/SomethingBeautiful
Immanuel Kant (2)
The Lorax By Dr. Seuss
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/TheLorax
or
The Zax By Dr. Seuss
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/TheZax
Soren Kierkegaard
The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/TheGivingTree
Karl Marx
Frederick By Leo Lionni (how Marx’s philosophy does not work in the real world)
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/Frederick
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Rainbow Fish By Marcus Pfister
https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/TheRainbowFish
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