June 04, 2012

The Class of Stars, Kite and Freedom / Activity 2 (Turkey)

Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does freedom mean? / Step 4 

We ask our children and want them to think:

" How did you feel in the kite festival?"

The Class of Stars

Teacher: " How did you feel in the kite festival?"
Yunus: I felt good and I was happy.
Eray: I felt myself good and also at school because all my teachers and friends there.
Yusuf: I felt good and happy while I was flying a kite.
Emre: I felt happy.


May 25, 2012

The Class of Stars, Kite and Freedom / Activity 2 (Turkey)

Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / What does freedom mean? / Step 3 

We ask our children and want them to think:

"If you flew in the sky like a balloon where would you want to fly? "

The Class of Stars

Teacher: "If you flew in the sky like a balloon where would you want to fly?"
Eray: Yakacık.Because I live there.
Yusuf: I want to fly to the Mars.
Emre: Altınoluk.Because I go there on my holiday.
Yunus: I want to fly to  the space.
Atilla: I want to fly to Germany

May 18, 2012

The Class of Stars, Kite and Freedom / Activity 2 (Turkey)


Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / What does freedom mean? / Step 2 

We ask our children and want them to think:

" Which living thing remind you freedom?"

The Class of Stars

Teacher: "Which living thing remind you freedom?"
Eray: Birds.Because they can fly to everywhere.
Yusuf:Ladybug reminds me freedom.
Emre:Eagle reminds me freedom.Because they can fly to everywhere.
Yunus:Birds.Because they can fly to everywhere.
Atilla:Butterfly reminds me freedom. 


The Class of Bees, Kite and Freedom / Activity 2 ( Turkey)


Application 3 (Kite and Freedom): Activity 2

We ask our children and want them to think:
"Which animals remind you freedom?" 

Class Of Bees

Teacher: "Which animals remind you freedom?" 

İrem Su: Bee. Because nobady can catch it.
Emre: Lion. Because all human beings and animals are afraid of it.
Simge: Ladybug. Because it can fly everywhere
Yiğit B: Shark. Because it can swim where ever it wants in the sea.
Çınar: Whale. Because it can go where ever it wants.
Ece: Snake. Because human beigns can’t feed them.
Nebil: Crow. Because it can live for a long time.
Özge: Butterfly. Because they have a short life.
Dila: Bird. Because they can fly freely in the sky.
İdil: Fish. Because they can live freely in the sea.
Eylül: Eagle. Because they can fly.
Erva: Rabbit. Because it can live in a forest.
Tuna: Lion. Because they are king. They can do what ever they want.
Özgür: Falcon. Because they can fly in she sky.

May 11, 2012

The Class of Stars, Kite and Freedom / Activity 2 (Turkey)

Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / What does freedom mean? / Step 1 

We ask our children and want them to think:

" What do you think about freedom?"

The Class of Stars

Teacher: "What do you think about freedom?

Eray:It means doing whatever you want.
Yusuf:For example being free like a butterfly.
Emre:Freedom means to be a lion.
Atilla:Freedom means holiday.


May 04, 2012

The Class of Stars, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)


Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does a kite mean? / Step 4

We ask our children and want them to think:

"If you had a magic kite, what would you want from it?"

The Class of Stars

Teacher: "If you had a magic kite, what would you want from it?"
Yunus:I want to be a doctor in the military and I want a transformers toys.                                                                                                           
Eray:I want it to fly me.
Emre: I want money.
Yusuf: I want coconut from the kite.
Atilla:I want to go to the karate course.



The Class of Butterflies, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)


Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does a kite mean? / Step 4

We ask our children and want them to think:

"If you had a magic kite, what would you want from it?"

The Class of Butterflies

Teacher: "If you had a magic kite, what would you want from it?"
 Elif: I want a toy house.
Işıl: I want a palace and I want to be happy there.
Saygın: I want a guiter and play it.
Tuna: I want my favourite foods. Mantı,meat ball, chips, tomato soup and yoğurt soup.
Arda A: I want everywhere to be colourful.
A.Kaan: I want a palace and soldiers in it.
Mert:I would like it to haunt treasure for me.
Cem: I want a toy from it.
Doğa: I want a toy.
Beste: Do everything I want from it.
Ceren: I want beautiful dresses.


The Class of Bees, Kite and Freedom / Activity 4 ( Turkey)


Application 4 (Kite and Freedom): Activity 4

We ask our children and want them to think:
"If you had a magic kite, what would you want from it?" 

Class Of Bees

Teacher: "If you had a magic kite, what would you want from it?" 
Simge: I want to be a princess.
Özge: I want to be a queen.
Çınar: I want a “Ben10” watch.
Emre: I want a chees which can move by itself.
Yiğit B: I want Alaaddin’s magic lamp.
Erva: I want to be a fairy.
Nebil: I want to be a policeman.
Dila:  I want to be a butterfly.
Tuna: I want to go to space.
Eylül: I want to be a ballerina.
İdil: I want to be a princess.
Özgür: I want to be a dinosour and a crocodile.


April 27, 2012

The Class of Bees, Kite and Freedom / Activity 3 ( Turkey)


Application 3 (Kite and Freedom): Activity 3


We ask our children and want them to think:
"Where would you want to go if you were a kite?" 


Class Of Bees

Teacher: "Where would you want to go if you were a kite?"  
Nebil: I want to see all countries in the world.
Çınar: I want to fall down in the sea and swim.
Özge: I want to fly over the desert. Because I wonder it.
Meltem: I want to go to the seaside and play there.
Özgür: I want to fly over the former civilizations because I want to see the dinosour.
Dila: I want to fall down in the sea. Because I like playing with sand and water.
Simge: I want to fly over the sea. I want to go to holiday.
Yiğit B: I want to fly to the zoo. Because I like animals.
Erva: I want to fall down in the sea. Because I can swim there all day long.
Nebil: I want to fly to the zoo. Because I want to see all the animals.
Eylül: I want to fly to the park. Because Park is a windy place.
Tuna: Çanakkale. Because my sister and the Dardanelles are there.
Emre: To the volcano. Because I want to analyse the fossils.
İdil: I want to fly to the greensward, because there are a lot of flowers.



The Class of Butterflies, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)


Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does a kite mean? / Step 3

We ask our children and want them to think:

"Where would you want to go ıf you were a kite?"

The Class of Butterflies

Teacher: "Where would you want to go ıf you were a kite?"
Elif: I want to fly to Paris.
Işıl: I want to fly on the Eiffel Tower in Paris. I can see how big it is.
Saygın: I want to fly to England and visit this country.
Tuna: If I were a kite. I would fly to England next to my friend Reyan.
Arda A: If I were a kite, I would fly over the seas and swim in the sea, also I want to fly and see Ankara.
A.Kaan: I want to fly to Antalya to the swimmingpool.
Mert: I want to fly to the holiday places.
Cem: If I were a kite, I would like to go to the clouds, sun.
Doğa: I want to fly to Bodrum and swim there.
Beste: I want to go to Van to see and help people whose houses are damaged from the earth quake.
Ceren: If I were a kite, I would go to Balıkesir and eat fish there.


The Class of Stars, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)

Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does a kite mean? / Step 3

We ask our children and want them to think:
"Where would you want to go ıf you were a kite?"

The Class of Stars

Teacher: "?Where would you want to go ıf you were a kite"
Yunus:I want to fly to China.Because I wonder  the Chinese people. 
Atilla: I want to fly to the Hotel Venezia Palace.
Eray:Brazil.Because I wonder the life in Brazil.
Emre: I want to fly to the Mars.Because I wonder how  it looks  like over there.
Yusuf: I want to go to Antalya.Because I like Antalya.


April 20, 2012

The Class of Butterflies, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)

Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does a kite mean? / Step 2

We ask our children and want them to think:

"Image your kite, how is it?"

The Class of Butterflies

Teacher: "Image your kite, how is it?"
Elif: I imagine a kite like a heart and its colour is red.
Ceren: I imagine a princess shaped kite.
Beste: I want a red heart kite and its tail must be long.
Doğa: I want a diamond and colourful kite.
Işıl: I imagine pink and Barbie kite.
Cem: Hexagon and smiling face.
Tuna: Smiling face and Galatasaray 
Arda A: My kite will  be like a rainbow.
Arda D: Like star and the colours are Fenerbahçe sport club’s colour.
A.Kaan: I imagine a kite like a dragon.
Saygın: I imagine  a kite like a circle and green.
Akın: I imagine a “Ben10” kite.
Mert: I imagine black and white with Beşiktaş sport club’s colours.



The Class of Stars, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)


Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does a kite mean? / Step 2

We ask our children and want them to think:

"Image your kite, how is it?"

The Class of Stars

Teacher: "Image your kite, how is it?"
Yunus: I’ll make it like a diamond and add circles,put some sweets  on the different sides of my kite.I’ll make its tail from the bowtie and feather.                                                                                      
Atilla: I want my kite to look like star and decorate it with the rectangles and circles.Also I’ll put black points on it.
Eray:I imagine a kite like a pencil.I’ll add planes to the different sides of the pencil.I’ll put squares to its tail.
Emre: I imagine a kite with blue points on it.
Yusuf:I imagine  a kite like a ladybug.


April 13, 2012

The Class of Butterflies, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)


Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does a kite mean? / Step 1

We ask our children and want them to think:

"How is the shape of a kite?" 

The Class of Butterflies

Teacher: "How is the shape of a kite?"
Elif: It is a triangle.
Ceren: It is like a butterfly.
Beste: It resembles a diamond.
Akın: Kites  are like cartoons.
Saygın: Its  shape is like a  diamond.
Arda D: It can be a hexagon or an octagon.
A.Kaan: Kites have got six or eight corners.
Arda A: Kites have got different kinds of shapes.
Tuna: Kites can be formed as cartoon characters.
Mert: My kite will be interesting triangle or circle.
Doğa: It will be a pentagon.
Işıl: Kites have different kinds of shapes but I like the diamond shape.



The Class of Butterflies, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)


Application 3 (Kite and Freedom): Activity 1

We ask our children and want them to think:

"What does a kite mean?" 


The Class of Butterflies

Teacher: "What does a kite mean?"

Elif: It means a festival. Kite is a fun. Children come and fly their  kites.
Ceren: Kite is a thing which can fly.
Beste: Kites fly up to the sky.
Saygın: Kite is a thing which is flying to the clouds.
Arda D: Kite can fly to the sun.
A.Kaan: Kite is a flying thing up to the sky.
Arda A: It is for the flying. It is funny you can be happy when you fly the kite.
Tuna: Kites swing  through the sky.
Mert: Kite means playing a game in the festival.
Cem: Kites are for the fun. We feel ourselves in the sky.
Işıl: Kites are made for flying.
Akın: Kites can fly in the sky.


The Class of Stars, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 (Turkey)


Application 3: Kite and Freedom (Turkey) / 
What does a kite mean? / Step 1

We ask our children and want them to think:

"What does a kite mean?"
"How is the shape of a kite?"

The Class of Stars

WHAT DOES A KITE MEAN?

Teacher: "What does a kite mean?"
Yunus:It’s a flying object.
Atilla:It isn’t  a flying vehicle.
Eray:It flies in the sky and looks like a plane.
Emre:It is flying like a plane.
Yusuf:It’s a flying toy.

HOW IS THE SHAPE OF A KITE?

Teacher: "How is the shape of a kite?"
Yunus: It looks like a diamond.  
Atilla: It looks like a star.
Eray:I think it resembles a circle.
Emre: I think it looks like  the hexagon.
Yusuf: I think it looks like  the planet Mars.


The Class of Bees, Kite and Freedom / Activity 1 ( Turkey)

Application 3 (Kite and Freedom): Activity 1

We ask our children and want them to think:
"What does a kite mean?" 

Class Of Bees

Teacher: "What does a kite mean?"
İrem Su: It means spending a good time with my friends.
Ece: Kite means flying to me. 
Nebil: Kite is a fun and a sky for me.
Dila: Flying.
İdil: Kite is a vacation.
Yiğit B: It means spring to me .
Emre: It means playing.
Eylül: Kite is a fun.
Erva: Kite means flying.
Simge: It is to me sky and clouds.
Mert: Fun and happiness.
Çınar: Flying over the clouds.
Yiğit K: Happiness, freedom and to feel happy.
Tuna: Flying and a baloon.


March 16, 2012

The Class of Bees, Apple Tree / Activity 5 ( Turkey)

Application 1 (Apple Tree): Activity 5

We ask our children and want them to think:
"What meals can be made with an apple?" 


Class Of Bees

Teacher: Apple is a ……… fruit and it protects us from ilnesses.I know that you all like apples . If you have a chance what kind of dishes can you cook and eat 
(the teacher starts the activity by making all the kids as a circle)

Simge: Juice
Özgür: Apple press
Yiğit Kaan: Apple pastry
Mert: Apple pie
Yiğit Balsız:Apple desert with cream , apple jam...
Emre: Ketchup can be made from apple
Tuna: Apple cake
Ece: Fruit salad
Meltem: Apple sauce
Özge: Apple cake with fruit
İdil: Ice cream with apple
Dila: Apple muffins
Erva: Apple desert
Eylül:Apple patty
İremsu:Apple desert



March 02, 2012

Application 1 (Apple Tree): Activity 4 (Turkey)


Application 1 (Apple Tree): Activity 4

We ask our children and want them to think:

"Seeing, Touching, Smelling, Hearing, Tasting"


We ask our children: 
• See the apple ! 
• Touch the apple ! 
• Smell the apple ! 
• Hear the apple ! 
• Taste the apple !
... and want them to think:


Apple Tree / Activity 4

SEEING:
Teacher: Look at the apples in your hands. How do they look like?
Cem Emre: Red apples, they look good!
Teacher: Are they shiny or pale?
Cem Emre: Pale.
Teacher: Well, what can you tell about the shape of the apple?
Doğa: It looks like a circle.
Teacher: Do you know any other fruit that is bigger or smaller than my apple?
Işıl: Yes, peach is bigger and a grape is smaller than the apple.
Teacher: What do you think how many seeds are there in an apple?
Emre: 20 seeds.
Arda: My apple looks good. My apple has two colours on it; red and green.It is colourful.

• TOUCHING:
Teacher: Take the apple in your hands. How do you feel?
Beste: It is like a ball and it is cold.
Mert: My apple is hard and a little bit heavy. It is not rough. It makes me feel hot.
Elif: My apple is soft. It is not heavy and its shape is OK. My apple is warm.
Arda: My apple is smooth. It is a little bit heavy but not too much.I don’t feel any rises on it, my apple is also warm.
Akın: My apple is too hard, it is not too heavy. Its shape is OK and it is not rough. It is not hot.

• SMELLING:
Teacher: How do the apples smell? I want everybody to smell the apples. 
Emre: My apple smells good. It smells like an apple. It is not as something as I’ve smelt before.
Arda: I smelt my apple and it smelt like an apple. The smell of my apple is like a watermelon.
Doğa: When I smelt my apple, it smelt like an apple. It smelt like a toothpaste.
Kaan: I am smelling the apple. It is the smell of an apple. It reminds me of a banana that I’ve smelt before.
Mert: My apple is smelling good. The smell of my apple reminds me the smell of a delicious cake.
Elif: My apple smells like a flower. It doesn’t remind me of anything . It is only like a flower.
Arda Alim: My apple smells like grapes. Moreover, the smell of my apple reminds me the smell of my toy cars.

• HEARING:
Teacher: What are the apples saying to you? Are they talking with you?
Cem: We can’t hear because they have no voice. They can’t talk with me.
Arda: There is no sound.
Doğa: I can’t hear anything. The apple is not talking with me.
Kaan: It is a quiet apple, it didn’t say anything to me. But when I bite it, I can hear it making some strange sounds.
Ceren: This apple doesn’t talk.
Tuna: The apple spoke silently and it said to me “ Eat me.”
Işıl: When I bite the apple, I can hear some voices.
Akın: Let us be quiet. Maybe we can hear something and maybe it says, “Eat me”.
Elif: I don’t think it is an apple full of magic.
Mete: Apples can not talk.

• TASTING:
Teacher: Bite your apples and tell me how do they taste?
Cem: When I bit my apple, it tasted like an apple. It was like the chewing gum which tasted like an apple.
Arda: My apple tasted like an apple. It also tasted like a pear.
Mert: Yes, I bit my apple. It tasted like an apple. It was delicious. It reminds me of the pear that I have eaten before.
Teacher: Does its taste remind you of something that you have eaten before?
Kaan: When I bit the apple, it reminds of the taste of the green apple. Moreover, it smells like the candle we have at home.
Doğa: My apple tastes like an apple. It reminds me of the flavour of the toothpaste we have at home.
Elif: My best apple is green apple, it tastes delicious. It smells like a shampoo.
Akın: When I bit my apple, some water came out of it. My apple tasted like a kiwi.


February 17, 2012

The Class of Butterflies, Apple Tree / Activity 3


Application 1 (Apple Tree): Activity 3


  • We ask our children and want them to think:

"Create a suitable ending for this story and draw a painting about it. Share them with us."

THE BUTTERFLIES CLASS

(The teacher starts the Socratic talking point about the Apple Tree Story)


Teacher: Kids, what is there in the middle of the town?
A.Kaan: There is an apple tree.
Arda Alim: There is an apple tree in the middle of the town.
Öğretmen: What is coming to the town? What is going to pass through the town?
Arda Demirezen: A train is going to pass through the town.
Öğretmen: What must the town people do to prevent the apple tree from being cut?
Arda Alim: We must put the apple tree aside.
Arda Demirezen: We must push the apple tree aside.
A.Kaan: The children must beg the adults of the town and they must say to them; “ Please don’t cut our trees.”
Ceren: I say to them that we mustn’t cut down the trees because when the apples grow,  we are going to eat them and they will make us grow .
Tuna:  If we push the railway a little bit aside we can prevent the apple tree from being cut.
Elif: The kids must protect it.
Işıl: The train must go beside the apple train so that it can’t give a damage to the apple tree.
Beste:  We can say to the people who have come to cut the tree; “Stop! Do not cut the tree.”
Doğa:  They can say to the people who want to cut the tree; “ Don’t let the train pass through the town and find another way.
Cem Emre:  The less paper we use, the less trees will be cut down and also we must find another way for the train.



February 03, 2012

The Class of Bees, Apple Tree / Activity 2

Application 1 (Apple Tree): Activity 2

We ask our Children and want them to think:

"If you were in that village, what would you do?"

Bees Class

Teacher: I want you to find a way not to cut down the apple tree as you know we musn’t give harm to living things. What would you do not to cut down the trees.
Yiğit Karpuz: Plant the tree in a different place.
Yiğit Balsız: The train see the apple tree and use a different way.
Tuna: He must be very careful
Ece: Let’s move the tree in a different place.
Eylül: We love the trees. So we must protect the tress. Let’s move the tree in a different place.
İdil: we should cover the tree with a blanket and we should persuade the children and tell them to go with a car.
Dila: Let the train go in a different way.


The Class of Butterflies, Apple Tree / Activity 2


Application 1 (Apple Tree): Activity 2


We ask our Children and want them to think:

"If you were in that village, what would you do?"

Butterfly Class

Teacher: What would you do if you live in a town where the apple tree is
Mert Kahve: I won’t let the train go
Elif Çavuş: I warn people I tell people do not the tree
Doğa Çamoğlu: I tell don’t cut the tree
Beste İklim Yılmaz: I stay and protect the tree.
Işık Yarımokka: I explain people not to cut the tree. I tell people how healthy apple is.
Tuna Yazar: I call the police because they have guns
Ceren Kürekçi: I also save the apple tree.
Kaan Aykut: I call police, soldiers and friends. I arrest people who cut down the trees and put them in the jail.
Arda Demirezen: I call all my friends to protect the trees.
Arda Alim: I also save the apple tree.
Cem Emre Güven: if I live in this town, I warn people not to cut down the trees.
Arda Özkan: I call police and tell them to come and arrest people.


January 20, 2012

The Class of Butterflies, Apple Tree / Activity 1


Application 1 (Apple Tree): Activity 1

We ask our children and want them to think:

 "How do the people in this village help each other and communicate?"

The Class of Butterflies

Teacher : Yes children,  we have read the story… Ok then  what do you think about how the people in this  village where the apple tree   is, could   get on with each other ?  What kind of  a collaboration  do they have?

Mert Kahve:   They do good  things. They never  argue
Elif Çavuş: They  never  fight
Doğa Çamoğlu:  People of this village  where the apple  tree is ,  love  each other very  much.
Beste İklim Yılmaz:  They are very happy…
Işık Yarımokka:  They always  help  eachother… They always share everything…
Tuna Yazar:  People of  this village  get on well… They help  each other.
Ceren Kürekçi:  People get on well
A.Kaan Aykut:  They never upset each other
Arda Demirezen: They  get on very well…
Arda Alim:  They help  each other.
Cem Emre Güven:  They  get on very well…


January 16, 2012

Application 1: Apple Tree

Philosophy Education Application 1: Apple Tree



Philosophy Education Application Program for the Experiment Group Children


Application 1

Preperations

  • The students sit around a U shaped table, designed for the students to be able to see each other face to face.
  • Firstly, teacher read the following story about Apple Tree:

Apple Tree


Once, there were very happy people living in a nice and little village. These people helped and loved each other. Every morning they would say “Good morning,” to one another and smile. Nobody would upset another. There was a giant apple tree in the middle of this village that everyone liked. The village people would always sit under this tree in the evenings and talk to each other.

One day, a letter arrived to the village. It was written in the letter that a railway will arrive to the village and pass through it. And it was going to pass right in the middle of the village. Everybody was happy about the news because the railway was going to allow them to travel and visit their loved ones who lived very far away.

But then, they stopped to think what was right in the middle of the village.

Yes. There was the apple tree that they all loved. And this tree would have to be cut. They thought about it a lot and the elders finally decided to cut it down but the children refused. . .
. . .
Then the following activities will be done by the class. Firstly children are given information about the activity and then they will perform...

Activity 1: "How do the people in this village help each other and communicate?"
Activity 2: "If you were in that village, what would you do?"
Activity 3: "Create a suitable ending for this story and draw a painting about it. Share them with us."
Activity 4: "Seeing, Touching, Smelling, Hearing, Tasting"
Activity 5: "What meals can we made with an apple?
Method and Strategy

  • Socratic speech
  • Story completion
  • Using the five senses for observation
  • The positive affect of encouraging the children
  • Self-esteem boost practices
  • Taking risks on a thinking level
  • Establishing the feeling of self-achievement
Let's look at the activities now...

January 02, 2012

About The Project: Young Thinkers

THE MAIN IDEA OF THE PROJECT

            The aim of this Project is to support the children's abilities of thinking about the important subjects for  them.Also, this project aims at teaching  children to think about the causes and effects of the situation they involve.

            Philosophy for children basically aims to teach children thinking, brainstorming and mind-opening activities.

           Our basic purpose is to teach how to think instead of what to think. Besides,children can do philosophy and we demonstrate it by making it funny for all children in all ages.

           Children can improve their thinking skills in early childhood,they will think more flexible and effective in the future. Children can learn to explore by reading poems and stories which are funny for  them.

          According to this aim, we are going to teach how to think creatively  with the intercultural communication to the philosophers of the future.

WHY DO WE DO THIS PROJECT?

              In the research of  the philosophy for children, the effectiveness of  this program shows us that this is supported to the critical thinking skills and maths,development of language skills,and creativity.The philosophical experiences of children, mostly includes vices like telling the truth, beauty, being good, being fair.

THE VISION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CHILDREN PROJECT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OF THE ASPECTS BELOW:

  • The children will be aware  of their own problems
  • The exploring of children , by thinking significant topics
  • The improving of the thinking skills
  • They create new ideas by thinking about situations with the different point of views.
JUNIOR PHILOSOPHERS -APPLICATION STAGE
            The presentation of the Stimulant:  In the field training of the philosophical activities, the educator presents a stimulant.  The aim is to draw attention  of the children.  This stimulant can be a story, a memory, a picture or a photograph.  However, reading a story can be more beneficial, but only if the story is short. The focusing and analyzing of the main point can be difficult for the community if the story is long and if it includes a lot of pictures.  To sum up, children can communicate better if the seating plan is in a circle.

                                  
  THE IDENTIFICATION OF IMPORTANT SUBJECTS  
           After telling the story  to the kids, the kids identify the highlights of the story according to their     view, and start asking questions related with the story. For example,a story  about a kid who is lying to a friend can make the kids think:why do people lie? This focuses on the  aim of the generalizations that take part beyond the story. The educator's general aim has to be encouraging kids to ask their questions, instead of asking himself.
         The teacher shouldn't judge the student's questions, and also more importantly shouldn't label any of the questions as right or wrong. As needed, the teacher is to ask questions in regard of directing them.
            Kids who encounter such an occasion at first sight  can have difficulties of asking questions. The teacher has to be patient and  the teacher should do question-answer activities while reading the stories. The wh-questions (who/when/what/where) asked by the teacher in the first round can be a helpful drill, and then the students can be encouraged to do so.  As the philosophical activities start to take place more often, the children start to ask more  meaningful questions.


INTERROGATIVE GROUP


           The philosophical practices for the children , the children think about the questions, they interact with each other and they search for answers of  their qustions, and they discuss about the answers.  In the interrogation group, the children produce their own hypothesis, such an example: “Mothers know the best, do the best”.  Then, they discuss the pro and cons , they qustion their friends’ ideas, and they finally come to state a result, and they watch  all the stated brainstorming process written above.
        The interrogation group also has an advantage of gaining some social assets.  The children here learn to share their ideas, participate in their ideas, listen to their friends  patiently.  The children  set up their own ideas.


EVALUATION 

 
           The aim in the philosophical activities of children isn’t to find accurate answers.  However, the main aim is to make children get better when asking qustions and answering them.  And also, supporting them on the social skills and cognitive development.  At the end of the discussion, the members of the group should evaluate themselves by asking these questions:

•          Did we listen to each other?

•          Did all of us speak?

•          Did we think today?

•          Are we interested in what we thought?

•          How did we treat to each other today?

•          Did we ask any question?


CONSOLIDATION ACTIVITIES

       The consolidation activities include activities such as painting, playing games, discussing with the family members and sharing their ideas with their  friends the other day.


•          THE STEPS OF EVALUATION
  1.  The content, method and time
  2.  Interrogating the person  himself and the group he is in.
  3. The thinking abilities: creativity, critical point of view, logic, the interest to daily events,   freedom, the ability to state the point of view clearly.
  4. The manners: being helpful, empathy, pairwork, self esteem, personal  manners
•          THE IMPORTMANT ASPECTS OF EVALUATION
  1.  The children’s own evaluation of themselves (by writing,speaking,drawing etc.)
  2.  The person who does the job evaluates himself
  3. The evaluation of the person who does the job by the participants
  4. Vice versa
•          MATERIALS OF EVALUATION
  1.   Written/ drawn/ daily feedback
  2. Video scenes/ adapting/ analysis
  3. Group discussion
  4. Interrogation
  5. Different point of views
  6. Creative homework
                         THE AIMS OF THE PROJECT          
  •  It  improves  the social skills such as listening, speaking, playing which are based on reading and writing.
  •  To encourage the kids to show their feelings
  •  To improve the knowledge of words
  •  To improve the self esteem of the kid and the learning abilities
  •  To improve the decission making skills
  •  To gain the ability to understand  the world around them

THE DUTY DISTRIBUTION

       All the partners will be directly involved in the Project. There will be two kinds of activities: In the first group, we will work together with the partner; in the second phase we will share the activities that we seperately held on our own schools.As the coordinator country , Turkey, will give information about the Project periodand sending  e-mails.  The meetings will be held which we discuss the project’s process.  Each country will hold the meetings.  Only the teachers visit the other countries.  Each partner school will prepare Project corner or room to share the materials. 
      The materials about the Project will be shared vith the  internet site of our school.  In this website we will continue to share the activities.  You can also send and share your activities from our website.

COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION
        The partner schools can use the online internet/telephone or fax.  The partners can visit each other, and they can prepare surveys and brochurs.
      As stated above the website is being prepared by the coordinator, by that way the teachers can share the knowledge.  In the website, you can share  new games, and give information about the new methods. If necessary you can contact online.