Literature/Media

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Piggybook by Anthony Brown
Disscussion ideas for parents and teachers.
Picture Books James Nottingham 15/05/2012
Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham
Disscussion ideas for parents and teachers.
Picture Books James Nottingham 15/05/2012
'Changes' by Anthony Brown
Some ideas for parents and teachers for talking about with this popular picture book
Picture Books James Nottingham 15/05/2012
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
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
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
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
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
Examples
An exercise on giving examples
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 25/01/2012
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
Changing one's mind
When do we change our minds and why?
IAPC Materials, Opinions IAPC 24/01/2012
Similarities and Differences
Thoughts and an exercise about similarities and differences with respect to ...
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 24/01/2012
'Probably'
Two exercises on, using the word 'probably' and the links to inductive reasoning.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 26/10/2011
Inferring
Two exercises on inferring, the act of thinking beyond what is give.
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