PSHE/ Personal development

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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
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
Loneliness and friendship
A brief dialogue raising ideas about friendship and loneliness
Dialogues Jason Buckley 03/02/2012
Wondering
Two activities to stimulate young children to reflect on their wondering.
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities 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
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
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
Purposes
Exercises to explore the concept of 'purpose'
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities 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
Possible and Impossible
An activity for young children to develop awareness of these important concepts.
Reasoning Concepts Sara Stanley 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
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
The Tunnel by Anthony Browne
Some lesson ideas to use with a popular picture book by Anthony Browne. The activities have been tried with pupils in year 3–6 but could be adapted for younger or older pupils.
Picture Books Sue Lyle 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