Classroom Activities

What is art?
An activity to help students think about what makes something art

Different Perspectives Game
A game to encourage students to think about perspectives that are different from their own

“What’s Your Reason?” Game
A game to help students better articulate the reasons for their views

“Moral Spectrum” Exploration Exercise
An exercise to introduce students to the "moral spectrum," seven different perspectives on how to decide the right thing to do

“How Did You Feel?” Exercise
A game to encourage experiencing empathy

One Rule Game
A game that allows students to determine what rules by which they would choose to be governed

Other Active Alternatives
Paper by NW Center Education Director David Shapiro: Some Active Alternatives to Reading in Philosophy for Children