Music drifts through the air into our heads throughout our lives. But, when do we stop to just listen? You and I will be experiencing different ways of listening to music with these audio instructions. This week, the activity is to draw as we listen.
In this lesson, students will consider their relationship with language, exploring the languages they do and do not use in their daily communication. Would the world be better with one, universal language? What do we gain from having so many different languages?
This lesson plan is a way to explore how kindergarten through 5th-grade students see art. It is a good lesson for kids to be interactive and think of art in ways other than through drawing and paintings and sculptures.
Grab some balloons and markers to create some spooky characters for your own Halloweenparty! This activity will help you think more deeply about your feelings and emotions in relationto objects and what leads us to believe something has a mind.
In assessing the truth we often have to think about the information given to us. Should information be taken at face value, or should it be investigated? Through skepticism we can question the validity of information in hopes to find absolute truths.
Join me for this special Halloween edition of MMwM as we listen to a chilling orchestral piece about pagan ceremony, witch rites, and rituals! Click here to Listen to the podcast!
Music drifts through the air into our heads throughout our lives. But, when do we stop to just listen? You and I will be experiencing different ways of listening to music with these audio instructions. This week, the activity is to walk with music.
This lesson will focus on the idea of expectations in Stoicism and negative visualization, the idea of contemplating a range of potential outcomes that include the worst-case scenarios in order to promote resilience when an unfavorable situation occurs. We will explore the methods used in order to practice this as well as why people do.
An investigation into the concept of goodness and what defines good in stoicism. Introduces the concept of the cardinal virtues and vices, and what it means to live a good life.
Think critically about reality in this lesson that takes an epistemological approach to examine the question: is your life a simulation?
In today’s lesson we will be exploring google earth and learning about location on a global scale. Let’s go on an adventure!
Find a dream buddy and take a week to record and explore your dreams! At the end of the week make a dream mural to hang up, and add to each morning as you have more dreams!
In this lesson, students learn about and explore their use of intonation— the way we speak. The attached PowerPoint takes students through a series of activities, teaching them about the relationship between pitch and expression. Why do we speak to our pets any differently than we speak to our parents?
What do grades measure? Are they an accurate reflection of our knowledge? Should we have grades at all?
A thought experiment is presented to explore your morals and values. If a boat was sinking and the lifeboat couldn’t save everybody, who would you save and who would you sacrifice? Do your morals and values change in different situations, especially in a life or death situation?
We are a team of Hamilton College students designing virtual philosophy lessons for K-12 students. Our goal is to empower students during these uncertain times and elevate their voices.
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