This game generates dialogue, raises awareness about generalisations and creates an opportunity for children to deepen their understanding of a topic.
The teacher provides a challenge such as: Can you write a true statement about Ancient Greece using the word always or never?
Students work in pairs. They might come up with: Ancient Greeks always used science to guide their lives.
The teacher then selects pupils to say their statements and invite challenge from others. Someone could say: I would like to respectfully challenge your statement because we learnt that Ancient Greeks also took part in religious rituals. And so the discussion continues.
In English the teacher might say, “Grammar challenge: can you write a true statement about verbs using always or never?”
You can also use two contrasting concepts, and this variation is a great P4C starter. For example, adults/children: Adults never… Children never… Adults always… Children always…
