Introduction: Why Do Philosophy With Young People?3
Why Use Philosophical Exercises?7
How Are the Philosophical Exercises Organized?11
How Are the Philosophical Exercises Used?16
Tips for Successful Pre-College Philosophy Sessions19
Lesson Plans20
Topic One: What Is Philosophy?21
Lesson Plan: Are You a Philosopher?23
Lesson Plan: One Rule Game33
Lesson Plan: The Three Questions40
Lesson Plan: Energizer Activity-Word Association44
Lesson Plan: Blind Painter48
Lesson Plan: Keep the Question Going53
Lesson Plan: Sense and Nonsense56
Topic Two: What is Good Thinking?58
Lesson Plan: Good News, Bad News58
Lesson Plan: A Little Logic63
Lesson Plan: How Many of These Do You Know?70
Topic Three: What Do I Know?74
Lesson Plan: "What's Your Reason?" Game74
Lesson Plan: Two Trues, One False79
Lesson Plan: The Egg Drop Game86
Lesson Plan: Assassin Game92
Lesson Plan: Hypothesis Generation Exercise98
Lesson Plan: Which Story Is True?102
Lesson Plan: What Do I Know (About this Strawberry?) Exercise107
Lesson Plan: Confirmation Bias Exercise110
Topic Four: What is Real?114
Lesson Plan: Reality Scavenger Hunt114
Lesson Plan: "What Makes the Team the Team?" Exercise119
Lesson Plan: What Makes Me Me?123
Lesson Plan: Could Anything Else Have Happened?131
Lesson Plan: Got a Minute?136
Topic Five: What is Art?140
Lesson Plan: Aesthetics Scavenger Hunt141
Lesson Plan: "Smoke"144
Lesson Plan: Art Market147
Topic Six: What is the Right Thing to Do?152
Lesson Plan: Ring of Gyges Diary153
Lesson Plan: Life Boat Exercise157
Lesson Plan: What Do Rights Look Like? Exercise166
Lesson Plan: The Red/Green Game173
Lesson Plan: "Hand Dealt"179
Lesson Plan: Fair or Equal?190
Lesson Plan: Ants and Chocolate195
Lesson Plan: Fish and Candy200
Topic Seven: What is the Meaning of Life?203
Lesson Plan: What's Worth Doing?203
Lesson Plan: "What Is the Meaning of Life?" Game206
Lesson Plan: Why?209
Ten Recommended Readings for Exploring Philosophy with Children211
Reading: Williams, Margery, The Velvetine Rabbit220
Reading: Wiseman, B., Morris the Moose220
Reading: L'Engle, Madeline, A Wrinkle In Time222
Reading: Koss, Amy Goldman, The Ashwater Experiment223
Reading: Rowling, J.K., Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them223
Reading: Baum, Frank L., selection from The Tin Woodsman of Oz224
Reading: Tashlin, Frank, The Bear That Wasn't225
Reading: Steig, William, Yellow and Pink226
Reading: Lewis, C.S., The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe227
Reading: Mills, Claudia, Dinah Forever227
Bibliography229
