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P4C.COM IS A RESOURCE AND COLLABORATION SERVICE for p4c - philosophy for children. It provides teachers with materials, ideas and support with which to help pupils think for themselves through philosophical dialogue with others. P4C is valued by many teachers, parents and children for its own sake as well as for its capacity to build the attitudes and skills required by modern curricula and by enriching concept formation in all subjects.

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Latest content

Title Author Section Createdsort icon
The Language of Reasoning
Why and how to help pupils get more control over their thinking
Steve Williams Reasoning Concepts, P4C Articles, P4C Library 26/01/2012
Examples
An exercise on giving examples
IAPC IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts 25/01/2012
Generalization
An activity to help children become aware of generalization,its uses and abuses
IAPC IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts 25/01/2012
Kinds of Truth
Exercises to explore 'truth by definition', 'truth from evidence', and 'the whole truth'
IAPC IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities 25/01/2012
The Land of I Suppose
A story that challenges children to argue for alternative ways of doing things in an imaginary land
IAPC IAPC Materials, Stories & Storytelling, Role plays 25/01/2012
Questions and Answers
Activities to help children think about what makes good questions and answers and how to answer them.
IAPC IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts 25/01/2012
Purposes
Exercises to explore the concept of 'purpose'
IAPC IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities 25/01/2012
Changing one's mind
When do we change our minds and why?
IAPC IAPC Materials, Opinions 24/01/2012
Roles
Some exercises to help pupils think about the different roles people play
IAPC IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts 24/01/2012
Similarities and Differences
Thoughts and an exercise about similarities and differences with respect to ...
IAPC IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts 24/01/2012