The Little Kids Book Of Big Ideas

Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher, a parent, or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education. Wartenberg also gives advice on how to construct a "learner-centered" classroom, in which children discuss philosophical issues with one another as they respond to open-ended questions by saying whether they agree or disagree with what others have said.

This concise, accessible and multi-faceted book provides an essential introduction to 150 of the most important principles of Western thought.

Introduces twenty-five of history's leading figures in philosophy, including Buddha, Aristotle, René Descartes, and Friedrich Nietzsche, and how their philosophical ideas continue to matter in today's world.

When it comes to mathematics, children with strong reasoning abilities inevitably have an easier time with the new concepts, which makes developing natural, intuitive math skills in preschool that much more important. By using simple instructions, visual clues and a variety of hands-on exercises, Mathematical Reasoning provides a guided learning workbook outlining a step-by-step way to build and strengthen logical math skills. Your little one will learn how to add, subtract and more in the context of story problems while laying the foundation essential for explicit mathematical ability.

Written in a clear and accessible style, this book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education. For more information, visit www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org.

Explore the importance of happiness with the youngest readers in a wonderfully accessible way. Even little children have big questions about life. Finding happiness is a lifelong goal and Aristotle thought deeply about it. Why are we here? What is the best way to live a happy life? Having friends who are fun and adventurous is important, but it's also important to have true friends who will help us be good people and tell us when we're straying from that. He also believed we have to love ourselves in order to love others and be happy. This book will prompt readers to concentrate on what makes them happy and how they can be a good friend to others and themselves. Look for all six Big Ideas for Little Philosophers board books: Equality with Simone de Beauvoir, Truth with Socrates, Happiness with Aristotle, Imagination with René Descartes, Kindness with Confucius, Love with Plato, and Truth with Socrates.

Unlock the secrets of analogies! To the untrained eye, analogies can seem quite mysterious, but the ability to unlock their secrets is actually a very useful skill. Though it may not be completely intuitive, it is very possible to teach the skill of identifying and applying relationships early in life. By using simple instructions, visual clues and a variety of hands-on exercises, Analogies provides a guided learning workbook introducing the concept of classifications and relationships while outlining a step-by-step way to understand and decode those tricky analogies. Verbal and geometric relationship problems will become a breeze and your little learner will develop the foundational skills necessary to succeed at these and other critical thinking problems for the future.

Build a Connection with Your DaughterThat Will Last a Lifetime You want to be closer to your daughter. You want her life to be filled with joy, beauty, and wonder. But you also want to protect her from a world that can be hurtful...and even dangerous. This one-of-a-kind book features over fifty fun and practical ways to build a great relationship with your girl. Bestselling author Jay Payleitner offers proven strategies to help your daughter succeed in all areas of her life, such as her relationship with her mom, friends, and other adults personal faith, spiritual gifts, and finding her place in this world romantic relationships and future husband From charm bracelets to daddy-daughter dances to walking her down the aisle, these big ideas will help you create a father-daughter connection that lasts a lifetime.

The contributors to this volume describe a range of programs that use picture books to teach philosophy to diverse audiences. From a pre-school program in which college students to do the teaching to a program focused on overcoming the legacy of violence and genocide in Mali in which the teachers write and illustrate their own picture books, the authors demonstrate the impact that learning philosophy has on diverse communities of young students and their teachers.

This text will present the basics of positive psychology to educators and provide interactive resources to enrich teachers' proficiency when using positive psychology in the classroom.