Philosophy Lesson Plans

Students create a collage that displays their philosophy of life. In this life philosophy lesson plan, students research artifacts that tell about life, listen to songs, discuss how they can relate to these arts, and then make their own collage about life philosophies.

7th graders investigate Chinese philosophies. In this world history lesson, 7th graders explore the practice of Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism and their effects on ancient Chinese culture.

In this lesson students distinguish between curriculum and instruction. The utilize concept mapping strategies to organize a philosophy of elementary social studies education. They explain the process they underwent to organize their information and to identify their categorical headings.

Students examine their own political party affiliations and political beliefs. After reading an article, they discuss how students at Duke define their political philosophies. They brainstorm events, people and experiences that have shaped their own political philosophies and write an essay outlining their philosophy.

Learners create a portrait of Confucius with dialog bubbles containing Confucian ideas. They read Thousand Pieces of Gold Part and discuss Confucian Philosophy. They discuss definitions of Confucian Philosophy terms and contrast fortune cookie philosophy and Confucian proverbs.

Students compare Confucianism and Daoism. In this Chinese culture lesson, students listen to a lecture comparing the religious philosophies and take a quiz at the end of the lesson.

In this lesson students examine Christian beliefs regarding prayer and miracles. In this philosophy lesson, students research selected Web sites to discover how Christians look at miracles.

In this lesson students examine the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois. In this political lesson students analyze the philosophies of two prominent African Americans in history. They look to see who's strategy for equal economic and political rights for African Americas was more appropriate.

In this lesson students explore the philosophical nature of good vs. evil. In this literacy/philosophy lesson, students read and discuss media articles that illustrate human nature as inherently "good" or "evil." In this lesson students practice debating skills and write a related essay.

This lesson has learners discover the work of Plato. In this philosophy lesson, learners investigate Plato's vision of the ideal society as they read excerpts of The Republic. This lesson has learners then create their own frameworks for a Utopian high school.