This week, a poem that can be used as a stimulus for questions about economics, human nature and the power of people to effect change. It’s by Alice Walker, author of “The Colour Purple” among many other works. Here’s the poem on her website r http://alicewalkersgarden.com/2013/09/we-alone-can-devalue-gold/ r or here’s a video: r https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkW3sACgq58 r r […]
P4C Revolution Poem: Gold and Chains Read More »
This week, two new stimuli in the Zebra-striped format for paired reading that was popular last year. The text is broken up by alternating bands of colour, with one reader being “Yellow” and the other “White”. Grey-striped versions are included in the attachments too. Click here for the original materials and explanation. r In one – “Lazy”
P4C and Parents: Talk at Home, at Home With Talk Read More »
This week, most us will: r Ask our class for the definition of a word Get them sorting things into categories, or… Instruct them to put things in an order Some of us might do all three! One of their many strengths is their simplicity. Children will get what we’re asking of them. So
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