Fair and unfair
An exercise to explore the concept of fairness.
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Starting materials and lesson plans
This section is a library of starting materials, recommended resources, original stories, lesson plans, and a host of other items to help you bring about great philosophical inquiries.
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Use Games: Thinking Moves Booklet
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By Karin Murris
An e-book with 14 activities to enliven your P4C sessions. There are short thinking games, ideas for role plays and routines you can adapt for mini-enquiries and follow-ups.
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By IAPC
Thoughts and an exercise about similarities and differences
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By IAPC
Exercises to explore the concept of 'purpose'.
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By IAPC
Activities to help children think about what makes good questions and how to answer them.
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By IAPC
Exercises to explore 'truth by definition', 'truth from evidence', and 'the whole truth'.
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By IAPC
An activity to help children become aware of generalisation, its uses and abuses.
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By IAPC
An exercise on giving examples .
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By IAPC
Two exercises on inferring, the act of thinking beyond what is given.
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By IAPC
Two exercises on using the word 'probably' and the links to inductive reasoning.
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By IAPC
Some exercises to help pupils think about the different roles people play
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By IAPC
When do we change our minds and why?
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The nano conscience
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By Steve Williams
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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The Tunnel by Anthony Browne
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By Sue Lyle
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.
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P4C research at VCS
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By Steve Williams
A report on the effects of P4C at The Village Community School, Derby, 1992.
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By Steve Williams
Benefits of choosing a written dialogue as a stimulus and of having pupils write dialogues .
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By Jason Buckley
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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By Jason Buckley
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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By Jason Buckley
A open-ended dialogue about fairies and reality.
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By Jason Buckley
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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By Jason Buckley
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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By Jason Buckley
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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By Jason Buckley
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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By Steve Williams
Advice, methods and photocopiable materials to assist philosophical dialogue with pupils aged 10 and over.
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By Jason Buckley
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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