프롤로그: 철학하는 아이들의 삶을 꿈꾸며 ····················································3

제1부 어린이와 철학하기
1. 철학이란 무엇인가? ·········································································14
2. 왜 아이들과 철학을 하려고 할까? ·························································16
3. ‘어린이 철학’에서 아이들은 어떤 존재인가? ··············································22
4. 아이들과 철학을 어떻게 할까? ····························································28
5. 철학적 탐구를 이끄는 동력은 무엇인가? ·················································45
6. 아이들과 어떤 주제로 철학을 할까? ······················································55
7. 철학적 탐구를 돕는 선생님(부모님)의 역할은 무엇인가? ································58
8. 평가는 어떻게 이루어지나? ································································81


제2부 꼬마 철학자 클럽 프로그램
1. 전체 프로그램 구성을 어떻게 할까? ·······················································88
2. 수업을 어떻게 계획할까? ···································································90


제3부 꼬마 철학자들의 신나는 생각 탐험기
1분기 철학과 친해지기 ·········································································97
오리엔테이션-자기소개 ····································································99
생각연습-질문 만들기 ····································································104
의미탐구-친구 ············································································109
질문탐구-‘장다리꽃과 애벌레’를 읽고 ····················································114
생각탐구-상상하기 ·······································································119
의미탐구-사물의 중요한 점 ······························································124
의미탐구-나에게 가장 중요한 점 ·························································127
질문탐구-‘시몬은 곰팡이가 좋아요’를 읽고 ···············································132
생각연습/의미탐구-공통점 차이점 찾기/사랑 ·············································138
종합탐구-행복에 대한 모둠시 짓기 ·······················································144

2분기 함께 철학하기 ··········································································151
오리엔테이션-친구 인터뷰하기 ···························································153
생각연습-감정 살피기 ····································································159
의미탐구-약속 ············································································165
질문탐구-‘벌거벗은 임금님’을 읽고 ·······················································171
생각연습-분류하기 ·······································································176
의미탐구-비밀 ············································································181
질문탐구-‘임금님 귀는 당나귀 귀’를 읽고 ················································187
생각연습-추리하기 ·······································································192
의미탐구-변화 ············································································197
종합탐구-나의 모습 변화시키기 ··························································203

3분기 즐겁게 철학하기 ·······································································207
오리엔테이션-나의 미래 ··································································209
생각연습-예 들기 ········································································214
의미탐구-집 ··············································································219
질문탐구-‘목욕하기 싫어’를 읽고 ·························································225
생각연습-결과 예측하기 ··································································231
의미탐구-말의 힘 ········································································236
질문탐구-‘소리괴물’을 읽고 ······························································241
생각연습-장단점 찾기 ····································································247
의미탐구-진짜(~다움) ····································································253
종합탐구-미션 해결하기 ··································································259

4분기 이해하고 철학하기 ·····································································267
내용이해-‘외톨이 낙타 말리’를 읽고 1 ···················································269
종합탐구-‘외톨이 낙타 말리’를 읽고 2 ···················································272
내용이해-‘농부에게 필요한 땅의 크기’를 읽고 1 ·········································278
종합탐구-‘농부에게 필요한 땅의 크기’를 읽고 2 ·········································280
내용이해-‘사과 주인은 누구?’를 읽고 1 ··················································284
종합탐구-‘사과 주인은 누구?’를 읽고 2 ··················································286
내용이해-‘아낌없이 주는 나무’를 읽고 1 ·················································292
종합탐구-‘아낌없이 주는 나무’를 읽고 2 ·················································294
꼬마 철학자 수업을 마치며~ 1 ···························································299
꼬마 철학자 수업을 마치며~ 2 ··························································301


제4부 철학적 탐구공동체 수업사례
1. 초등학생들의 철학수업 ·····································································308
2. 대학생들의 철학수업 ·······································································325
3. 선생님들의 철학수업 ·······································································333

에필로그: 의미와 가치에 대해 함께 질문하고 성찰하는 세상을 꿈꾸며 ··················342

부 록
1. 사고기술 목록 ··············································································347
2. IAPC 교재 ··················································································366
3. 참고도서 목록 ··············································································370