Recommended Books for 7-11 years old
A list of 30 picture books to stimulate p4c with summaries, lists of concepts and possible questions. Selected with children aged 7-11 in mind.
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In the early 1990s p4c-ers such as Karin Murris and Tim Sprod wrote about the potential of picture books for eliciting interesting philosophical questions from children. Now, all over the world, picture books provide a rich stimulus for p4c.
In this section, our contributors not only recommend picture books they find suitable for p4c but may also suggest activities and ideas for lessons or series of lessons on the books of their choice.
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A list of 30 picture books to stimulate p4c with summaries, lists of concepts and possible questions. Selected with children aged 7-11 in mind.
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Subscribe today!A list of 16 picture books to stimulate p4c with summaries, lists of concepts and possible questions. Selected with children aged 3–6 in mind.
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Subscribe today!Lesson plans for using the Goldilocks story for P4C with children aged 3–7.
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Subscribe today!Another resource on the enjoyable picture book by Werner Holzwarth and Wolf Erlbruch. The focus is reasoning.
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Subscribe today!Four original illustrated stories, available to subscribers in PowerPoint format - ideal for a class reading.
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Subscribe today!Combine storytelling, philosophizing and role-play. With charming original illustrations to print off and display.
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Subscribe today!Using a picture book to support the practices of restorative justice and P4C.
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Subscribe today!Lesson ideas for this humorous book about a mole who finds poo on his head and goes looking for someone to blame.
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Subscribe today!A scheme of work for ethical enquiry.
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Subscribe today!Ideas for using this Dr Suess story.
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Subscribe today!A set of questions stimulated by the popular children's book by Anthony Browne.
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Subscribe today!Some ideas for parents and teachers for talking about this popular picture book.
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Subscribe today!Discussion ideas for parents and teachers.
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Subscribe today!Ideas for using the popular story by Jane Donaldson.
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Subscribe today!An extract from a session using 'The Last Noo-Noo' by Jill Murphy. They use an interesting way of theming ideas
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Subscribe today!Lesson ideas for 'The Important Book'. Issues of personal identity and 'things that are important'.
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Subscribe today!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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Subscribe today!Lesson ideas for the story 'Frog and Toad Together' by Arnold Lobel.
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Subscribe today!An activity leading to dialogue about qualities of leadership after reading ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak (with activity cards).
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Subscribe today!Over 50 recommended picture books with summaries and ideas on themes.
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Subscribe today!Ideas for using the popular picture book by Maurice Sendak. This is an extract from 'Storywise' by Karin Murris and Joanna Haynes.
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