Use Small Talk before Big Talk
Ideas for directed "small talk" to make small group discussions more productive.
This is collection of foundational routines for doing p4c with children. Reading the items will prepare you to use the rest of the materials on the website.
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Ideas for directed "small talk" to make small group discussions more productive.
Benefits of choosing a written dialogue as a stimulus and of having pupils write dialogues .
Introducing the philosophical skill of making choices and giving reasons - with children in nursery or other early-years setting.
A booklet to encourage children to care for their thoughts through writing.
Ideas to get children writing. The writing easily leads into inquiry.
A great way to establish rules for dialogue with children - make them a topic of inquiry. Useful suggestions and materials.