I'm looking for materials to study ethics with my bright fourth grader. We need something thought-provoking.

We have a diversity of faiths (including non-theistic) and ethnicities in the house. The children are free to choose/change their faith. Looking for materials without religious ties.
I%26#039;m looking for materials to study ethics with my bright fourth grader. We need something thought-provoking.
Ethics and morality need have nothing to do with religions or faith systems.





Aristotle, an atheist if ever there was one (%26quot;Publicly we believe in all the gods, privately none...%26quot;) wrote on ethics before there was Jesus Christ, when Judaism was a tiny faith in a land that no one wanted, before Islam existed, around the time of the Buddha, etc.





Use the daily paper and discuss what you see there and ask them how they think they would have acted if the story was about them and why they think they would choose such a course of action.





This was the effective manner fo teaching employed by Socrates however, remember what happened to him after he got the young people of his city/state thinking and how the elders reacted.





On a lighter note, one might also remember his famous last words, %26quot;I drank what?!%26quot;





May it all be well with you and your students.
I%26#039;m looking for materials to study ethics with my bright fourth grader. We need something thought-provoking.
An elder was teaching his grandchildren about life





He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me, it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf is dark – he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and ego.





“The other wolf is light – he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.





“This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.”





They though about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”





The Elder simply replied, “The one you feed.”
Reply:Those rules would be an ideal starting place.





Why is right to be able to change your religion in the household and why is it wrong to not allow the children to change their religion?





Teaching the child to distinguish between beliefs and ethical considerations derived through logic are easily understood in that age range.