40 lessons to get children thinking : philosophical thought adventures across the curriculum / Peter Worley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worley, Peter, author.

Contributor:

Philosophy Foundation (London, England), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--Study and teaching (Primary).

Philosophy.

Reflective learning.

Children and philosophy.

Creative thinking.

Philosophy--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

178 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Other Title:

Forty lessons to get children thinking

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Education, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015.

Summary:

This book is a collection of practical lesson and activity plans to use in the primary classroom that will get children thinking philosophically and creatively around different curriculum areas. The sessions- called thought adventures- use thought experiments, stories and poems to get children discussing and understanding topics more deeply.

Contents:

The ghost- thinking about ghosts, time and poetry

Here's a thought- thinking about thought ; Key facilitation tool: provoke/ anonymity: putting on the ring of Gyges ; Key facilitation tool: anchoring

Know cards- thinking about knowledge

Vouchers- thinking about the distribution of wealth and goods

Poles apart- thinking about opposites and contradictions

The contradiction monster

The glass of water- thinking about the power of the mind

Is this a poem?- thinking about poetry

The dog that meowed- thinking about identity

If a rockslide tumbles on an island- thinking about reality, perception and definitions. Key facilitation tool: iffing ; Key facilitation tool: ropes and hoops

That maybe cat- thinking about uncertainty

The book of everything- thinking about everything

Sentences- thinking about meaning, structure and relationships. Key facilitation tool: web of understanding ; Key facilitation tool: Iffing, anchoring and opening up

Doing nothing- thinking about doing and nothing

The Ceebie stories: the thinking test- thinking about thinking

The disappearing ball trick- thinking about existence and persistence

A plan- starting to think about business ethics

Doing philosophy- doing for thinking. Key facilitation tool: Show me!/ possibling ; Key facilitation tool: is/ought questioning

Who's right? / thinking about disagreement

Rulers- thinking about knowledge and stealing

The talking skull- thinking about evaluating claims

The diary- thinking about willpower. Key facilitation tool: concept-maps as tension detectors ; Key facilitation tool: experience as stimulus

The hypothesis box- thinking about science

The Pedlar of Swaffham- thinking about thinking about stories

The never-ending letter- thinking about meaning and interpretation

The incredible shrinking machine- thinking about the microcosm

The instant success switch- thinking about talents, skills and virtues. Key facilitation tool: conceptual comparisons ; Key facilitation tool: iffing the fact/ either-or-the-if

The time machine- thinking about time and time travel

When worlds collide- thinking about dilemmas

Reality glasses- thinking about perception

Perspectacles- thinking about point-of-view and perspective

Truing and lying- thinking about truth and lies

The telekinetic teacher- thinking about causes, forces and magic

Humpty Dumpty- thinking about words and meaning

Humpty Dumptying

thinking about meaning and words

Mirrored- thinking about others

Art detectives- thinking about standards of beauty

Diogenes and Alexander- thinking about the good life. Key facilitation tool: instant dramatisation ; Key facilitation tool: definitely/maybe

Money, money, money- thinking about the value of currency

The hiding box- thinking about a world without.... Key facilitation tool: A world without...

Appendix 1: Thinking about facilitating idea-diversity

Appendix 2: The lost keys- thinking about teaching interpretation

Appendix 3: Intellectual virtues

Appendix 4: Talking books- thinking about dialoguing with books

Appendix 5: Thinking about creating and using enquiries in the curriculum

Appendix 6: Be a philosopher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Electronic version : Worley, Peter. 40 lessons to get children thinking.

ISBN:

9781472916082

1472916085

OCLC:

930018220

Publisher Number:

99974808441