This week, a set of “Sticky Questions” and a recommended activity for each one to help deepen children’s thinking. Everything below is taken from our Sticky Questions School Packs– our unique approach to homework where children take home a juicy philosophical puzzler stuck to their jumper, talk with parents and bring their thoughts back to school. […]
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Small-group discussions are vital for the development of children’s oracy: a smaller audience, lower stakes, and more opportunities to speak usually means greater confidence. Small groups also create more critical thinking – ideas and opinions are immediately put under scrutiny and subject to lively interrogation. But letting them off the leash to work together can
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In Westlands Primary School today, Year 4 were doing autobiography, so we did a Philosopher’s Cocktail Party to explore various aspects of “What makes you you?” and after that, a whole lot of options for how to get more P4C happening in your school from September. Philosopher’s Cocktail Party Stand up, find a partner, and
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