Teacher-Modeling Video Online Courses about

Big Philosophy for Little Kids

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Unit I: Attention!

Teaching Children to Focus, Persist, and Rest

The Secret: The Story of Wilma Rudolph

The Attention Muscle

One Pointedness, One Minute The Mountain of Attention Self-Challenges

Interviewing Caregiver and Writing

Restraint: “Start-Stop”

Studenthood Report Card

Common Core Standards Addressed:

Reading

Lit. 1, 2, 4, 9

Reading Foundational Skills 4a, 9a

Writing

Narratives 3a, b, d; 4, 5, 9a, 10

Speaking and Listening

4b Recitation

You have taught me so much I don't know how to repay you. I will always remember the royal breaths because I always use them. I will remember deep happiness. I will remember high happiness and how it is meaningless. I will always remember to be like Daedalus and focused and not to be like Icarus and impulsive. But most importantly I will not be like Narcissus. I will care and have empathy for others. You are great for teaching me this.

Terry (age 10)

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PDF of ENTIRE Curriculum

BigPhilosophyforLittleKidsALL-.pdf

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CORE ALL-Stories.pdf:

(Supplemental World-Cultural Stories to Support the Lessons in Big Philosophy for Little Kids)