This section is not linked with the guidelines on our concept stretcher key documents. Items here include:
The concept-stretcher resources on this page are organised in a simple table. Sort the table using the column headings.
| Title | Category | Author |
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Could you be friends a with a robot? A PowerPoint slideshow to stimulate discussions around artificial intelligence, free will, friendship and humanity. |
Notes and Activities | The Editor | 22/02/2012 |
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Democracy Six classroom activities with which to explore the concepts of democracy. |
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities | IAPC | 22/02/2012 |
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Wondering Two activities to stimulate young children to reflect on their wondering. |
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities | IAPC | 03/02/2012 |
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Duties and rights An exercise to explore the concepts 'right' and 'duty' and the connections between them |
Notes and Activities | IAPC | 01/02/2012 |
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Kinds of Truth Exercises to explore 'truth by definition', 'truth from evidence', and 'the whole truth' |
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities | IAPC | 25/01/2012 |
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Purposes Exercises to explore the concept of 'purpose' |
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities | IAPC | 25/01/2012 |
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Activities as Stimuli Suggestions for using activities, as opposed to texts, images or objects, as stimuli for enquiries. |
Across Curricula, Notes and Activities | Jason Buckley | 05/06/2011 |
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'It's just a matter of opinion' An activity to consider a set of opinions in relations to concepts such as truth, belief, reason, and so on. |
Examples, Opinions, Notes and Activities | Jason Buckley | 30/03/2011 |
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Forever A activity to explore the concept of 'forever' with children of five and over |
Notes and Activities | Steve Williams | 28/03/2011 |
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Concept Corners An ingenious activity that can be used to explore any concept. It has a lot of flexibility. |
Notes and Activities | Roger Sutcliffe | 03/03/2011 |
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Creating rules for dialogue A great ways to establish rules for dialogue with children -- make them a topic of inquiry. Useful suggestions and materials. |
Getting Started, Notes and Activities | Steve Bramall | 06/03/2009 |
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Conceptlines A good way to explore concepts, explained with reference to the concept of freedom. This is an fuller explanation of one method of stretching concepts mentioned in the concept-stretcher key download. |
Activity Structures, Notes and Activities | Karin Murris | 15/02/2009 |
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Colour Notes, activities and recommendations on the concept of colour. |
Notes and Activities | Joanna Haynes | 05/02/2009 |
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Difference Notes, activities and book recommendations about on the concept of 'difference' |
Notes and Activities | Joanna Haynes | 05/02/2009 |
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Rhymes about asking and telling A couple of rhymes to ecnourage children to share thoughts and questions and to understand 'questions' and statements' |
Getting Started, Notes and Activities | Steve Williams | 04/02/2009 |
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Making an Evilometer A concept stretcher, warm up activity or stimulus for a p4c session |
Getting Started, Notes and Activities | Jason Buckley | 03/02/2009 |
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Anger An concept-stretcher from Storywise, by Joanna Haynes and Karin Murris |
Notes and Activities | Karin Murris | 17/09/2008 |
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Dreaming An concept-stretcher from Storywise, by Joanna Haynes and Karin Murris |
Notes and Activities | Karin Murris | 17/09/2008 |