Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 144
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4758-4079-7 • Hardback • June 2018 • $52.00 • (£40.00)
978-1-4758-4080-3 • Paperback • June 2018 • $27.00 • (£19.99)
978-1-4758-4081-0 • eBook • June 2018 • $25.50 • (£19.99)
Lin Josephson is a former business journalist and first grade teacher. She is a Philosophy for Children Practitioner, endorsed by The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (Montclair State University) and a 2013-2014 recipient of a PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) Award for excellence in philosophy teaching by a non-classroom teacher. She is the author of several language arts and science workbooks and has written freelance articles for such publications as Barron’s and The Chicago Tribune.
Preface: Why?
Acknowledgments: Thank you
Introduction: How
Chapter 1: Do’s & Don’ts
Chapter 2: One Step Ahead
Buy Now . . . Uh Oh . . .
No Time?
Simplify
The Dreaded Homework
Tipping the Scales
Chapter 3: Action Figures
“No Thanks”
Which Way?
Rain, Rain, Rain
Sick to Your Stomach
Adults Make Decisions, too
Chapter 4: Opinion Lab
Back It Up . . .
The Majority Rules
Open Minds
Fill-in-the-Blanks
Should I or Shouldn’t I?
Honest Opinion?
Chapter 5: Streamlining
Stuff
Write About “Anything”
Too Many Library Books!
Recipe for Friendship
Mixed Up
Zeroing In
Pick a Number, Any Number!
Chapter 6: Side By Side
Meet the Inventors
Gorilla or Elephant?
Juggling Act
Six Words
Me, Me, & Me
What’s In a Name?
Take Me to Your Leader
Who Says I’m Bossy?
Companion Sidebar on Brainstorming
Chapter 7: Don’t Jump!
Is Seeing Believing?
Scrumptious!
Fair or Unfair?
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Race in the Park
What’s Inside?
Chapter 8: Huh? What Did You Say?
Better Safe Than Sorry
The Early Bird Gets the Worm
Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
Haste Makes Waste
Two Heads Are Better Than one
Chapter 9: How Did This Happen?
Oh, That Little Voice
Walking the Dog
Who Did It?
We Can
You Never Know
Imagine If
Cause and No Effect
Chapter 10: Words of Wisdom: From the Experts
Chapter 11: Food for Thought: A Menu for Educators
Leave It Alone
Outside the Cocoon
In My Opinion
What Do I Really Think?
Counterproductive
Getting Full
Wrong Foot Forward
Cut It Down
Who Me?
Before It Spirals . . .
About the Author
Lin Josephson’s book, Making Everyday Choices: Helping Students in Grades 2-5 Practice the Art of Thinking is a practical guide to help students think about their own decision making. With a short preface entitled Why?, Josephson immediately gets into the “how.” With eight chapters of prompts and catalysts, teachers can create what Josephson calls a “thinking laboratory.” These scenarios (or prompts) are relatable to elementary students and will undoubtedly push them to think more critically about how and why they make decisions. I am confident that you will not regret making the decision to read this book!
— Cathy Richardson, M.Ed, grade 2-3 teacher, Bernice A. Ray School, Hanover, NH
Lin Josephson's latest work will be a wonderful handbook for new and seasoned teachers! When encouraging their students in the process of how to be independent thinkers, they will be provided with a method that is clear and accessible to all. Parents of school age children, too, are often looking for ways to support their child's education and they may look no further.
— Paula Levin, Director of Lower School, Far Brook School, Short Hills, New Jersey