Starting with simple/fun questions in Early Years helps children develop the skills to consider deeper ('more philosophical') questions over time. See my earlier post for more about the P4C Daily Question.
I currently publish a ‘Thinking Question’ every weekday.
Daily Question develops reasoning, oracy…
Would you rather meet a superhero or an alien?
Would you rather be a dragon or a witch?
I highly recommend this series of videos from the Inquiry Project
Lawrence the Lion and Maple the Meerkat tackle some philosophical dilemmas…
Share this 4 minute video with your Early Years colleagues
If you’re not yet doing P4C – this video will convince you. If you are, it will convince you to do more.
Simple-yet-effective techniques to get three year olds talking and keep them focused.