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Stimulus materials, articles and projects

Our library is the place to find stimulus materials, recommended resources, original stories, lesson plans, inspiring articles and a host of other items to help you bring about great philosophical inquiries.

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Title Category Author Createdsort icon
Teaching Notes for Harrison Bergeron
Ideas to support dialogue issues of equality, discrimination and freedom following a reading of Kurt Vonnegut's classic story. 		Lesson Outlines Tim Sprod 09/04/2012
The Story of Little Mole: Lesson Ideas
Lesson ideas for this humorous book about a mole who finds poo on his head and goes looking for someone to blame. 		Picture Books, Lesson Outlines Steve Williams 13/06/2011
The Growl and the Pussycat
A lesson outline and ways of developing thinking about a (fake) picture of a cat seeing a 'reflection' of a lion in a mirror. 		Lesson Outlines Roger Sutcliffe 27/03/2011
The Good Twin?
An original story about being good, doing good and being good at. Lesson ideas are included. 		Stories & Storytelling, Lesson Outlines Jason Buckley 25/03/2011
Supported Initial Practice - Session 3 - KS2
This unit builds on session 2, and consists of 3 exercises: community building (turn-taking), enquiry-building (keywording), and concept building (belonging). 		Lesson Outlines Roger Sutcliffe 19/03/2011
Supported Initial Practice - Session 3 - EYFS & KS1
A lesson plan for the SIP 3rd session, with 3 exercises: community building (turn-taking), enquiry building (keywording), and concept-stretching (belonging) 		Lesson Outlines Roger Sutcliffe 19/03/2011
Choose a King
An activity leading to dialogue about qualities of leadership after reading ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak (activity cards attached) 		Picture Books, Lesson Outlines Sara Stanley 17/03/2010
How to Live Forever
A community of enquiry around the concept of immortality (PDF attached) 		Lesson Outlines Michelle Whitworth 17/03/2010
Healthy and Unhealthy
Ideas for a community of enquiry around the concepts of healthy and unhealthy food, and also the influence of advertising. (PDF attached) 		Lesson Outlines Michelle Whitworth 17/03/2010