The Believing and Doubting Game
A game, or activity, to develop critical thinking in group dialogue, reading and writing.
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A game, or activity, to develop critical thinking in group dialogue, reading and writing.
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Subscribe today!An introduction to i-writing - writing for ideas.
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Subscribe today!A handy chart to evaluate philosophical dialogue.
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Subscribe today!Link to an accessible but thought-provoking article on questions around 'bad morality', conscience and empathy. It's not suitable for classroom use, but it's a good example of philosophical skills at work.
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Subscribe today!See our key document for ideas on how to use this fable.
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Subscribe today!This is a brief dialogue raising ideas about friendship and loneliness.
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Subscribe today!A simple circle game to focus a group before an enquiry.
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Subscribe today!A story about the aftermath of all numbers going on strike.
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Subscribe today!Ideas for directed "small talk" to make small group discussions more productive.
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Subscribe today!A simple but flexible session structure that can be adapted for use in many contexts.
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Subscribe today!A futuristic role play to investigate some approaches to ethics. Pupils could investigate their own questions stimulated by the role play.
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Subscribe today!Benefits of choosing a written dialogue as a stimulus and of having pupils write dialogues .
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Subscribe today!Practical ideas for making your enquiries more inclusive, more reflective or more involving.
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Subscribe today!A concept exercise most suitable for Yr 5 upwards.
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Subscribe today!A story about how a new dam threatens the way of life, and livelihoods, of villagers downstream. Includes ideas for enquiries.
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Subscribe today!Concept exercise touching on the idea of fair trade. Most suitable for Yr 5 upwards.
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Subscribe today!A open-ended dialogue about sharing and fairness. A group of teenagers are planning a hiking trip. How should they share the load?
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Subscribe today!A open-ended dialogue about fairies and reality.
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Subscribe today!A man searches for and finds a way to live forever but is chased by death. Story and ideas for a discussion about morality and fate with KS2 children.
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Subscribe today!A story about a cynical dragon, unimpressed by the do-gooding antics of the knight in shining armour about to slay it.
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Subscribe today!The story of a good king who, against the wishes of his people, decides to give his powers away to them.
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Subscribe today!An activity to explore the question: 'What do you need to be happy?' There are some picture cards for young children to use but you could do the activity with any age group.
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Subscribe today!A girl's father uses an invention to find a replacement for an old friend - with exactly the same personality. Story and suggestions for exploring the nature of friendship.
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