DebateAble Kids: Easy to use debate program
DebateAble Kids was designed to provide schools, teachers, parents, and children with a comprehensible debate program. DebateAble Kids is easy to follow and easy to use, as it requires no experience from the children or the teacher/parent. They provide thought-provoking questions and topics for kids to start discussions about. DebateAble Kids was founded by Elizabeth Kruse to help children develop critical thinking skills, tolerance for different viewpoints, and teamwork. Parents/teachers purchase a complete package of materials from the DebateAble Kids site and receive a coach manual, lesson plans, workbooks, debate match materials, and research packets. Parents can then follow the coach manual and lesson plans to teach and conduct debates with and among their students Many parents and teachers like how DebateAble Kids encourages students to see from viewpoints other than their own. Not only does it help students anticipate objections to their arguments, but it also helps them understand there's more than one side to every issue.
Grades: 3rd-6th grade
Cost: The cost is around $200 for parents teaching at home and teachers teaching a single class/club. The cost is around $300 for multiple classrooms/clubs that occur in a single building.
OTHER DETAILS
Key features
Type of Tool: Website, Textbook
Time required: DebateAble Kids Debate Program lessons are directed by parents and teachers so they have full control of how much time is spent on the lessons.
Special Needs:
Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read):
Screens
Screens: Screens are optional
Online requirement:
Time
Parent/Caregiver Involvement: No, parent/teacher/caregiver involvement is necessary
Prep Time: Minimal prep time
Other characteristics
Modality:
Adaptive:
Educational Philosophy: Not really, doesn't seem to be influenced by a particular educational philosophy
Other characteristics: none of the above
Accountability
Assessment: No, there is no assessment component
State Standards: No
Teacher Accounts:
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