CamperMom Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 What Aristotle / Plato readings have you used for your young children (about 7 years old) during your study of Ancients? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjarnold Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 What Aristotle / Plato readings have you used for your young children (about 7 years old) during your study of Ancients? Wow! I'd forgotten that Plato and Aristotle were suggested that early. I haven't found any appropriate resources yet, but searching book lists (besides WTM, you could try Veritas Press, Paula's Archives, etc.) and my local library would be my first line of research. And if you don't find something appropriate, you can always come back to them later. Tiffany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I skipped them, because I used SOTW and the AG did not list any resources. I do remember briefly looking them up in one of the encyclopedias, but basically I saved them until later. I think Dd read a Magic Treehouse that mentioned one of them on her own--but don't quote me on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 We also did not get any books on them w/SOTW 1. I personally read some of Plato's Republic to myself. I think one of the chapters mentions about the great Greek teachers, so we discussed them. Also, in a book we had about Alexander the Great it was mentioned that Aristotle was his teacher. Then we just talked about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle without any specific books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in CA Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I cannot remember the titles but we did find biographies for children at our library. We did read those, but that's it. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamperMom Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Thank you all for your great ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I skipped them, because I used SOTW and the AG did not list any resources. I do remember briefly looking them up in one of the encyclopedias, but basically I saved them until later. I think Dd read a Magic Treehouse that mentioned one of them on her own--but don't quote me on that. It was the Olympic book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenadina Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 The Baldwin Project has Stories from Plato and Other Classic Writers free online, or available for purchase, and geared toward 6-9 year olds. Here's the link: http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=burt&book=plato&story=_contents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japhmi Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Lol, this reminds me of when my DD was ~4, and reading on her own. DS#1 and her share a room, and so for a while she would lay down in our room while he took naps and read. We'd make sure there were plenty of her books in there. One day we came in, and she'd gone over to our bookshelf and picked up my copy of Aristotle's Metaphysics. :lol: It was the Loeb edition, Greek on one page and English on the other. She was confused about the 'weird letters' and said that she didn't understand everything on the other side.:lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 What about Wise Guy: the Life and Philosophy of Socrates? I will admit my 7 year old is less interested than my 10 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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