Vicki asked:

I was given an assignment to make a lesson that would teach students K-8 about philosophy....I was
wondering if you had any ideas to throw my way.

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In my view, the best thing to do would be to get the students doing philosophy. Of course, exactly
how you do this depends on exactly what age you are aiming at — there is a lot of difference between
kinder kids and Year 8s. Nevertheless, the basic approach is the same — read with the kids some
story that raises philosophical questions, ask them what puzzles or interests them about the story,
and then go into a whole class discussion, trying to answer their more philosophical questions. Once
they have done that a number of times, you might discuss what philosophy is.

That's a very brief answer, and there is a lot more to the detail of doing it. There are many resources
around from people who have already looked at doing philosophy with school children. I'm not sure
where you are, or what access to resources you have, but a search in a catalogue on Philosophy for
Children, or for names like Matthew Lipman, Ann Margaret Sharp, Laurance Splitter, Gareth
Matthews, Philip Cam, or myself would show if some of these materials are available to you. If you
are interested in learning more, email me.

Tim Sprod