Resources

There is so much to learn about P4C. Below are a few general pages that might be of interest – and, just below, is a list of further resources and reading for the curious and motivated!

Bibliographies:

Collected P4C research on PhilPapers

P4C Hawai’i Bibliography (2013)

SAPERE’s Searchable Library of P4C Resources

Journals:

Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children

Journal of Philosophy in Schools

Articles:

The Development of Intellectual Humility as an Impact of a Week-Long Philosophy Summer Camp for Teens and Tweens. David J. Anderson, Patricia N. Holte, Joseph Maffly-Kipp, Daniel Conway, Claire Elise Katz, and Rebecca J. Schlegel. 2021.

Philosophy Camps for Teens (guest post by Claire Katz). 2020.

Books:

Philosophy for Kids: 40 Fun Questions about Everything... David White, 2001.

Big Ideas for Little Kids: Teaching Philosophy through Children’s Literature. Thomas E. Wartenberg, 2009.

The If Machine: Philosophical Enquiry in the Classroom. Peter Worley, 2011.

Philosophy for Young Children: A Practical Guide. Berys and Morag Gaut, 2011.

The If Odyssey: A Philosophy Journal through Greek Myth and Storytelling for 8-16 Year-Olds. Peter Worley, 2012.

An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments. Ali Almossawi, 2014.

Provocations: Philosophy for Secondary School. David Birch, 2014.

The Philosophical Child. Jana Mohr Lone, 2015.

40 Lessons to Get Children Thinking: Philosophical Adventures Across the Curriculum. Peter Worley, 2016.

The Philosophy Shop: Ideas, Activities and Questions to Get People, Young and Old, Thinking Philosophically. Peter Worley, 2016.

Growing Up with Philosophy Camp: How learning to Think Develops Friendship, Community, and a Sense of Self. Claire Katz, 2020.

Webpages:

Center for Philosophy for Children, UWash. (Contains lesson plans!)

Iowa Philosophy Lyceum, UIowa. (Workshop!)

Montclair State University: Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (Book Reviews of Philosophical Children’s Books)

Montclair State University: Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (Wise Owl Curriculum Teacher’s Guides and Guidelines for Discussion)

Montclair State University: Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (Gareth B. Matthews Memorial Page)