Use Writing (Part 4)
How freewriting and p4c can work together.
In this area, you will find a collection of practical ideas on all aspects of doing philosophy with children such as: helping pupils create questions, pushing for depth in dialogue and planning for progression. These tried-and-tested ideas will not only give you food for thought as you plan your p4c classes and curricula, they will also help you to make your p4c teaching more varied and effective.
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How freewriting and p4c can work together.
Steve Williams introduces some general strategies to guide writing for thinking and thinking for writing .
A handy chart to evaluate philosophical dialogue.
Examples of skills and progression of skills expected from the majority of pupils in the Foundation Stage over the course of a year's participation in P4C.
A game, or activity, to develop critical thinking in group dialogue, reading and writing.
A simple circle game to focus a group before an enquiry.