Philosophy Resources

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A compact guide for busy teachers

This is the new, colourful edition of the minibook I use in all my training sessions. It gives an outline of the enquiry process with a variety of options at each stage, and advice on facilitation and choosing stimuli for philosophical enquiry. The first edition was very popular and I’ve expanded it to include sections on concepts, The 4 Cs Thinking, Concept Stretchers, The Spirit of Enquiry and more depth on formulating questions. Rewriting it was rather like trying to fit the clothes for a round-the-world trip into a single suitcase.

As well as being packed with ideas, each book contains one of a set of 72 “personal ponders” which you can use in an icebreaker at the start of your own staff training session. Examples of many of the resources and techniques mentioned in the book appear in the free weekly email bulletin service, so they work well together.

Pocket P4C has proved extremely popular with primary and secondary teachers who have either done a Level 1 (SAPERE accredited training course) or want to find out about P4C.

“It provides a very useful summary which is pocket sized so that teachers can literally keep it in their pockets as a reminder of different approaches to every stage in an enquiry.”

Helen Griffin, Development Education Centre South Yorkshire.

40 A6 pages, priced £2.50

Pack of 5 x Pocket P4Cs £10.00(save £2.50)

Games for Thinking

Launched at the 2011 International Conference on Thinking at Queens’ University, Belfast, this book contains 38 games that help you to grow a community of enquiry in your classroom.

Although very different on the surface, most of the games share an important underlying structure that makes thinking fun by making it physical – Think, Commit, Justify, Reflect.

From simple Either/Or games to Argumentag Wrestling and Knotty Arguments, this book offers an easy win for teachers looking to explore quarrelsome questions.

It also looks great, thanks to Kerim Hudson my graphic designer.

48 A6 pages, priced £2.50

Pack of 5 x Thinkers’ Games £10.00(save £2.50)

Please note – the link to the hidden page from the picture above isn’t live yet – but will be soon. So ICOT delegates, visit again!

“I think, therefore I am” meets Horrible Histories

Can you prove you are real – or is your brain sitting in a mysterious building, hooked up to a powerful computer? Is letting someone fall to his death any less evil than giving him a gentle push? And what is that extraordinary gibberish on the final track all about?

Thinkers’ Stories is compendium of thought provoking stories, riddles, brainteasers and questions brought together to get your pupils thinking. Complied and presented by Jason Buckley, a philosophy for children specialist, the DVD is simply presented with the stories told, not read, directly to camera.

You can use the stories by themselves to develop thinking and discussion skills, within a philosophy club, or as part of a programme to launch P4C (Philosophy for Children) in your school.

Teaching notes and discussion plans are included, along with suggestions for taking pupils’ thinkings skills further.

DVD and teaching notes £20.00

Picture books and teacher resources

In addition to the resources I’ve written which can be ordered above, you can view and buy a wide range of resources by other authors at The Philosophy Man Book Store on Amazon. There are picture books that make good stimuli for philosophical enquiries, teacher resources for P4C and accessible introductions to traditional philosophy.