The Philosophy Club
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Advice, methods and photocopiable materials to assist philosophical dialogue with pupils aged 10 and over.
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Subscribe today!A teenager dreams he is discussing his future with versions of himself from the past and the future. Story and ideas for a discussion of personal decision-making.
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Subscribe today!This year, 2008, is 15 years on from the murder of Stephen Lawrence. This edition of Newswise from 1999 marks the event and still gives us plenty to think about .
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Subscribe today!An activity to consider a set of opinions in relations to concepts such as truth, belief, reason, and so on.
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Subscribe today!Games from the world of comedy improvisation that help participants relax and overcome fear of failure.
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Subscribe today!Some advice from an experienced practitioner.
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Subscribe today!Suggestions for using activities, as opposed to texts, images or objects, as stimuli for enquiries.
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Subscribe today!Lesson ideas for the story 'Frog and Toad Together' by Arnold Lobel.
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Subscribe today!A lesson outline and ways of developing thinking about a (fake) picture of a cat seeing a 'reflection' of a lion in a mirror.
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Subscribe today!The first 'lesson' in the LogicWorks programme for pupils aged 9 and above.
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Subscribe today!A story about a grasshopper who struggles to find a way in the world. Specially written for p4c.com in response to a forum discussion.
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Subscribe today!A favourite game that enables social mixing and encourages children to enjoy reflecting and making up their minds. It can also be varied and extended in many ways, and could be built up as a regular activity, rather than as a one-off.
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Subscribe today!This is an email role play you can run for pupils for fun, philosophy,maths and literacy. (Or forget the email.)
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Subscribe today!A look at the concept of an inquiry-based curriculum.
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Subscribe today!A lesson plan for the SIP 3rd session, with 3 exercises: community building (turn-taking), enquiry building (keywording), and concept-stretching (belonging).
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Subscribe today!This unit builds on session 2, and consists of 3 exercises: community building (turn-taking), enquiry-building (keywording), and concept building (belonging).
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Subscribe today!What do we mean by 'growing'?
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Subscribe today!Lesson ideas and a structure for use with the Disney short film 'The Ugly Duckling'.
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Subscribe today!An ingenious activity that can be used to explore any concept. It has a lot of flexibility.
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Subscribe today!Can the game of Rock, Paper, Scissors resolve conflicts more effectively than argument and deliberation?
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Subscribe today!An old tale about luck and consequences. It could lead into discussions about the pros and cons of basing one's decision-making solely on consideration of consequences, or on probability. The story is given on the webpage and as a PDF attachment.
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Subscribe today!A story about history - or maybe myth. Also about risk, markets and speculation.
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