Bring big questions into your classroom!
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Cruise through our list of free, downloadable lesson plans that spans all kinds of topics, and interests. All of them make learning to think critically and philosophically fun!
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Happy thinking!
Lesson Plan: Brave Thoughts
Explore the role of courage in asking “big questions”. Research a great thinker who was willing to be brave, ask questions, and think carefully about possible answers, and whose ideas changed history.
Lesson Plan: Famous Minds In Time
Get to know a great thinker, as well as the place and time in which they lived. Consider why they asked the questions that they did and think about the kinds of questions that would have been important to people at that time. Make connections to the questions that people are asking now.
Just For Fun: Philosophy Wordplay
Get familiar with the kinds of philosophy, as well as famous thinkers with a word scramble and a word search!
Lesson Plan: Breaking The Mold
Research what life was like for a philosopher who accomplished something that was unexpected in the time and place in which he or she lived. Understand that not all great thinkers lived in a time or place in which their ideas or actions were considered acceptable or important. Learn about how philosophers overcame these obstacles in order to accomplish great things. Make connections between the accomplishments of this philosopher and personal goals for intellectual achievement.