Humanities/Social Studies
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"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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Good and Bad Exercises with which to explore the different uses of the words "Good" and "Bad". |
Examples, IAPC Materials | IAPC | 03/02/2012 |
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If ... Exercises with which to reflect on the logical, causal and imaginative uses of the word "if". |
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts | IAPC | 03/02/2012 |
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Knowing and Believing An exercise and discussion plan on these two essential and connected concepts. |
Examples, IAPC Materials | 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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What’s on your mind? Using an illustration from an old journal of phrenology for explore concepts of mind, body, science and pseudo science |
P4C Library | Steve Bramall | 01/02/2012 |
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Examples An exercise on giving examples |
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts | IAPC | 25/01/2012 |
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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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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 |
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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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Similarities and Differences Thoughts and an exercise about similarities and differences with respect to ... |
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts | IAPC | 24/01/2012 |
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Possible and Impossible An activity for young children to develop awareness of these important concepts. |
Reasoning Concepts | Sara Stanley | 24/01/2012 |
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'Probably' Two exercises on, using the word 'probably' and the links to inductive reasoning. |
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts | IAPC | 26/10/2011 |
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Inferring Two exercises on inferring, the act of thinking beyond what is give. |
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts | IAPC | 26/10/2011 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Profit and Greed A concept exercise Most suitable for Yr 5 upwards. |
Questions | Roger Sutcliffe | 08/09/2011 |
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Fair and Ethical Concept exercise touching on the idea of fair trade. Most suitable for Yr 5 upwards. |
Questions | Roger Sutcliffe | 08/09/2011 |
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Panel Discussions The method of 'panel discussion' provides a very useful and flexible discussion format. It also helps you work with very large groups. |
Community Dialogue | Steve Williams | 09/06/2011 |
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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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'It just happened!' An exercise to explore the use of this term and related concepts such as cause, coincidence, chance and intention. |
Examples | Steve Williams | 29/03/2011 |
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Rock, Paper Scissors Can the game of Rock, Paper, Scissors resolve conflicts more effectively than argument and deliberation? |
News Resources | Steve Williams | 03/03/2011 |