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Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

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Free Resources — Wonder Ponder (wonderponderonline.com)

Questions to get children thinking about Christmas, from the fabulous Wonder Ponder website.

“Do we have to be in a party mood at Christmas?”
— Christmas Wonderpondering resource
 
More resources
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Oracy vision statements

High-quality classroom talk – what does it look like?

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Learning to ask philosophical questions

How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical

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Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

A free, downloadable, shareable booklet

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HomeTalk – Gifts

Seasonal resources from Dialogue Works’ HomeTalk series

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World Book Day – talk activities about things to read

A concept resource to explore vocabulary around different types of books and other written material

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Vocabulary, Vocabulary, Vocabulary

Get students to think and talk about new words in the context of what they are learning

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Let's talk about… gifts

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

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Reflective learners – are you becoming a better talker?

20 questions for pupils to consider

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Kindness – concept activity

What does kindness actually mean?

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Thinking Space resources

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

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Oracy Cambridge resources

More useful resources, including a Talk Tally to get pupils listening closely

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Philosopher's Backpack

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

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Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

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HomeTalk – free weekly resource for families and teachers

A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking

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Uplifting concepts

A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time

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Talking Point – Rights of living things

A resource to get pupils thinking and talking about whether living things have rights

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Virtual Circle

A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.

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Parent Talk Moves

This resource brings together phrases and tips to help parents and carers develop dialogue with their children at home.

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Speech Bubbles for Talk Observers
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4Cs blank grid
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Pupil Talk Prompts
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P4C Ten Steps planning grid
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Question Quadrant
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Useful question stems for P4C
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Talk Moves for teachers
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Diamond Nine ranking
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Concept activity - Emotion
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Thinking map - Double Bubble
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Concept card grid
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Concept activity – Compassion