Citizenship

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A classroom dialogue
Video of a classroom dialogue with commentary. Enquiry is ongoing. An initial dialogue around a pupils' question often consists of a collection of related thoughts. What then?
Community Dialogue, Following Up Steve Williams 17/05/2012
Argumentative Artifacts: Using arguments for philosophical inquiry in schools
Link to a web e-book on p4c.com about the use of created arguments as stimuli and models for p4c
E-Books Steve Williams 11/05/2012
Jeg Går En Tur - A self-portrait by Lasse Gjertsen
A stimulating three-minute video made by a student in Norway. Thought-provoking themes for discussion with teenages.
Short Films James Nottingham 03/05/2012
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
Mark's Dilemma
A story and ideas for discussion on the themes of race, culture and representation.
Scripts and Dialogues Darren Chetty 04/04/2012
Rose and Carrot
A set of resources for investigating a range of concepts related to gardening and growing, food production and consumption.
Scripts and Dialogues Steve Bramall 22/02/2012
Democracy
Six classroom activities with which to explore the concepts of democracy.
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities IAPC 22/02/2012
"I got a right"
A story with comprehensive background notes and activities to explore the concepts of rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities.
Stories & Storytelling, Dialogues Tim Sprod 08/02/2012
Answers, Questions and Truth
Here are two activities with which to explore children's attitudes to questions and to ask them to consider degrees of truth in answers to a questions.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 03/02/2012
Good Reasons
Six exercises to introduce the notions of relevance, strength and sense with which to evaluate reasons.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 03/02/2012
Good and Bad
Exercises with which to explore the different uses of the words "Good" and "Bad".
Examples, IAPC Materials IAPC 03/02/2012
Knowing and Believing
An exercise and discussion plan on these two essential and connected concepts.
Examples, IAPC Materials IAPC 03/02/2012
Fair
An exercise to explore the concept of fairness
Examples, IAPC Materials IAPC 02/02/2012
Duties and rights
An exercise to explore the concepts 'right' and 'duty' and the connections between them
Notes and Activities IAPC 01/02/2012
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
Questions and Answers
Activities to help children think about what makes good questions and answers and how to answer them.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 25/01/2012
Purposes
Exercises to explore the concept of 'purpose'
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities IAPC 25/01/2012
'Probably'
Two exercises on, using the word 'probably' and the links to inductive reasoning.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 26/10/2011
Thinking Moves
An e-books with 14 activities to enliven you P4C sessions. There are short 'thinking games', ideas for role plays and routines you can adapt for mini-enquiries and follow-ups.
E-Books, Games Karin Murris 26/10/2011
Sports Day in the Jungle
A script to stimulate questions and discussion about fairness and competition
Scripts and Dialogues, Stories & Storytelling Libby Ahluwalia 25/10/2011
Unfinished Business: Sharing the Burden
A open-ended dialogue about sharing and fairness. A group of teenagers are planning hiking trip. How should they share the load?
Scripts and Dialogues, Dialogues Jason Buckley 08/09/2011
The Water Catcher
A story about how a new dam threatens the way of life, and livelihoods, of villagers downstream. Includes ideas for enquiries.
Stories & Storytelling Jason Buckley 08/09/2011
Profit and Greed
A concept exercise Most suitable for Yr 5 upwards.
Questions Roger Sutcliffe 08/09/2011
Fair and Ethical
Concept exercise touching on the idea of fair trade. Most suitable for Yr 5 upwards.
Questions Roger Sutcliffe 08/09/2011
Happiness
An activity to explore the question: 'What do you need to be happy?' There are some picture cards for young children to use but you could do the activity with any age group
Examples Jason Buckley 07/09/2011