Philosophy: Time
updated May 30, 2021
Recorded here is my own personal collection of articles, resources, favorite links, teaching ideas, and lesson plans. It encompasses many years, from the very beginning of my experience studying and learning about Waldorf to the present time. People from all around the world visit my site and recommend it to others. Welcome!
This site records my journey. I hope my honesty is encouraging and helps break down some barriers that may prevent people from trying Waldorf methods. Because this is an ongoing site documenting my curriculum planning and ideas, some materials are more Waldorf-y than others. Please feel free to take what you like and leave the rest.
Philosophy lesson plans
for children
WHEN to teach Philosophy is a source of great contention; I leave it up to your discretion. I am comfortable
teaching it in elementary and middle school. Others would insist high school.
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Booklist: Essential Text
Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy with Kids
by Marietta McCarty
You will not be able to successfully teach children philosophy simply by looking at the booklist below; you will
need her book (above) for her teaching tips, discussion questions, and exercises
for
The Topic,
The Philosophers,
Change, and
Permanence.
Booklist: Resources
Marietta suggests the following:
a sundial
a chart of the timezones
a variety of clocks, set to different places around the world
a houseplant
Chinese landscape painting
A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Madeleine L'Engle
"Best Season of Your Life" poem
Wu-Men
"Women" poem
Alice Walker
Echoes of Time and the River
George Crumb
"Big Yellow Taxi," "The Circle Game" songs
Joni Mitchell
Confessions
Augustine
The Spirit of Zen
Alan Watts
Tao: The Watercourse Way
Alan Watts
A Briefer History of Time
Stephen Hawking
I also recommend:
Andy Goldsworthy!
"Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist known for his site-specific installations involving natural materials and the passage
of time. Working as both sculptor and photographer,
Goldsworthy crafts his installations out of rocks, ice, leaves,
or branches, cognizant that the landscape will change, then carefully documents the ephemeral collaborations
with nature through photography. 'It's not about art,' he has explained. 'It's just
about life and the need to understand that a lot of things in life do not last.'" - artnet.com
Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature
by Andy Goldsworthy
Sumi-E Board for calligraphy - For Small Hands catalogue
The Time Book: A Brief History from Lunar Calendars to Atomic Clocks
by Martin Jenkins
Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale
retold by Ruby Dee
Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics
by Steve Jenkins
Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time
by Steve Jenkins
We spent four sessions doing the Paper Plate Tree Weaving
lesson from Cassie Stephens. This was a great thing to do with our hands while we discussed time... and I wanted to make a classroom display
with a tree changing through the seasons. Thomas Locker's Sky Tree is a perfect fit for introducing this!
 
Blog posts from when I was teaching this topic in 2018:
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