Interested in teaching philosophy and ethics to elementary school children? We’ve got over 200 discussion guides designed to help you introduce philosophy and ethics using popular children’s picture books. Each discussion guide will introduce educators to the key philosophical or ethical issues in the picture book. The guides also provide questions to help initiate a philosophical discussion with young children.
Do you have a book in mind that you do not see on our site? We are creating new guides all the time, and would appreciate your suggestions. Fill out a request form here to suggest a book. Or maybe you’d like to develop your own module for a book. You can submit your own original book module here.
Discussion Guides
We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems Discussion Guide, Rinya Kamber and Jack Noble
What About Me? by Ed Young Discussion Guide, Hannah Esrick
What Bobolino Knew by Anne Rockwell Discussion Guide, Alyk Kenlan and Maya Ben-Shahar
What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada Discussion Guide, Carol Chandler and Meghan Murphy
What if Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick Discussion Guide, Brandon Collins
When Sophie Gets Angry by Molly Bang Discussion Guide, Zuha Shaikh
Where Oliver Fits by Cale Atkinson Discussion Guide, David Marsh
Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough Discussion Guide, Prindle Institute
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Discussion Guide, Thomas Wartenberg
Who Is the Beast? by Keith Baker Discussion Guide, Brianna R. Armbuster
Why? by Tony Ross and Lindsay Camp Discussion Guide, Brandon Collins, Jessica Mejía, and Emily Knuth
Winston of Churchill by Jean Davies Okimoto Discussion Guide, Prindle Institute
Yellow and Pink by William Stieg Discussion Guide, Marielle L. Amrhein
Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss Discussion Guide, Teddy Willard and Soren Schlassa
You Are Special by Max Lucado Discussion Guide, Rose Levenson and Hadassa Mikalixen
Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth Discussion Guide, Thomas Wartenberg
Zero by Kathryn Otoshi Discussion Guide, Rudmila Salek
Essays
Teaching Children Philosophy: History, Prindle Institute
Teaching Children Philosophy: Resources for Educators and Parents, Prindle Institute
Teaching Children Philosophy: Undergraduate Course, Prindle Institute
Multimedia
Big Ideas for Little Kids: Teaching Children Philosophy through Picture Books, New England Public Media and Julie Akeret
