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P4C Ten Steps planning grid

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P4C Ten Steps planning grid

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Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

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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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Let's talk about… gifts

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

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Thinking Space resources

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

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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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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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4Cs blank grid
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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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Diamond Nine ranking
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Concept activity - Emotion
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Concept card grid
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Concept activity – Compassion
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P4C stems for facilitators

Question Quadrant

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Question Quadrant

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More free P4C resources
Concept Collision - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

Pair talk in P4C.jpg
Learning to ask philosophical questions

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

Portada+Christmas+wonderpondering.png
Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

A free, downloadable, shareable booklet

HomeTalk - Gifts - excerpt.jpg
HomeTalk – Gifts

Seasonal resources from Dialogue Works’ HomeTalk series

Dialogue Works HomeTalk (Gifts) - cover.png
Let's talk about… gifts

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

bouquet-6497533_1920.jpg
Thinking Space resources

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

hiker-1984421_1920.jpg
Philosopher's Backpack

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

Concept Sort – Topsy Page – thumbnail.png
Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

HomeTalk resource logo.png
HomeTalk – free weekly resource for families and teachers

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

Uplifting Concepts - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
Uplifting concepts

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

Virtual Circle example - Topsy Page.jpg
Virtual Circle

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

4Cs blank grid - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
4Cs blank grid
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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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Diamond Nine ranking
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Concept activity - Emotion
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Concept card grid
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Concept activity – Compassion
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P4C stems for facilitators

Useful question stems for P4C

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Useful question stems for P4C

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More free P4C resources
Concept Collision - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

Pair talk in P4C.jpg
Learning to ask philosophical questions

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

Portada+Christmas+wonderpondering.png
Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

A free, downloadable, shareable booklet

HomeTalk - Gifts - excerpt.jpg
HomeTalk – Gifts

Seasonal resources from Dialogue Works’ HomeTalk series

Dialogue Works HomeTalk (Gifts) - cover.png
Let's talk about… gifts

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

bouquet-6497533_1920.jpg
Thinking Space resources

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

hiker-1984421_1920.jpg
Philosopher's Backpack

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

Concept Sort – Topsy Page – thumbnail.png
Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

HomeTalk resource logo.png
HomeTalk – free weekly resource for families and teachers

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

Uplifting Concepts - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
Uplifting concepts

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

Virtual Circle example - Topsy Page.jpg
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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4Cs blank grid
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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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Diamond Nine ranking
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Concept activity - Emotion
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Concept card grid
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Concept activity – Compassion
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P4C stems for facilitators

Talk Moves for teachers

From the brilliant Talk Science Inquiry Project https://inquiryproject.terc.edu/index.html

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Teacher Talk Moves

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More on teacher talk moves
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Say it again...

Is it a good idea to say this to your pupils?

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Participation, elaboration and challenge

Three vital ingredients

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Should we need to ask 'Why?'

Do your pupils have the habit of spontaneously giving reasons?

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What do you think about what Janie said?

Help your pupils actively listen to each other

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Active listening

Ways to make sure your pupils are engaged with what is being said

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Philosophy for Young Children – A Practical Guide

Packed with example discussion scenarios, this book will help you raise your facilitation game

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Who can repeat that?

A game-changing talk move

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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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Talk Moves for teachers
The Birthplace of P4C

This summer I was lucky enough to attend the annual summer seminar organised by the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC) based at Montclair State University, NJ.

Concept card grid

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Concept card grid

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More on philosophical concepts for P4C
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Opinion continuum – oracy activity

Get students thinking and talking.

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Thinking together about big ideas

With examples from Where the Wild Things Are

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Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

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Sharing snacks – P4C stimulus

Get your class talking about sharing and saying no

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What did you find interesting or important about that?

A valuable P4C facilitation move

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Should we stop cleaning? P4C stimulus

My first encounter with a robot cleaner

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Sticky note concepts

A tip to ensure you are always ready for P4C sessions

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Choral speaking in P4C?

Get everyone listening and engaged with the big ideas and questions

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Philosophy for Young Children – A Practical Guide

Packed with example discussion scenarios, this book will help you raise your facilitation game

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Philosophical Play from Sara Stanley

Full of practical ideas and lovely examples of children’s words; I recommend this book

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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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Kindness – concept activity

What does kindness actually mean?

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Anti-Bullying Week – P4C questions and stimuli

Help your pupils explore the 2021 theme, One Kind Word

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Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

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When I Coloured in the World – P4C Stimulus

What colours will you give to the world?

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Should I take the stairs? Fun P4C stimulus

If we made exercise more fun, would people be healthier?

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The Three Robbers – P4C stimulus

An entertaining short video which will stimulate lots of dialogue

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Uplifting concepts

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

The three bears
Traditional tales can get children thinking and talking

Try using a well-known story such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears as a stimulus for classroom talk or P4C

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Forthcoming online P4C network meeting

A professional development opportunity for P4C leads and teachers on Thursday 24th September

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P4C planning tip – Big ideas

An enjoyable P4C prep task for the Summer break

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A double bubble for every subject

A simple way to help learners structure their talk, thinking and note-taking.

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Concept Towers

A way to explore the key concepts in a stimulus and enable children to practice building on others’ ideas.

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Concept activity - Emotion
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Thinking map - Double Bubble
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Big Ideas

Ways to get children to generate philosophical questions from a stimulus.

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Concept card grid
Can compassion be taught?

One aspect of P4C which often gets missed is to identify the key concept in a question and then stretch it or explore it more to deepen understanding.

Concept activity – Compassion

Concept activity – Compassion

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More free P4C resources
Concept Collision - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

Pair talk in P4C.jpg
Learning to ask philosophical questions

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

Portada+Christmas+wonderpondering.png
Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

A free, downloadable, shareable booklet

HomeTalk - Gifts - excerpt.jpg
HomeTalk – Gifts

Seasonal resources from Dialogue Works’ HomeTalk series

Dialogue Works HomeTalk (Gifts) - cover.png
Let's talk about… gifts

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

bouquet-6497533_1920.jpg
Thinking Space resources

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

hiker-1984421_1920.jpg
Philosopher's Backpack

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

Concept Sort – Topsy Page – thumbnail.png
Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

HomeTalk resource logo.png
HomeTalk – free weekly resource for families and teachers

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

Uplifting Concepts - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
Uplifting concepts

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

Virtual Circle example - Topsy Page.jpg
Virtual Circle

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

4Cs blank grid - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
4Cs blank grid
P4C Ten Steps planning grid - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
P4C Ten Steps planning grid
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Question Quadrant
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Useful question stems for P4C
Diamond Nine ranking - Screenshot.png
Diamond Nine ranking
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Concept activity - Emotion
Concept card grid - Screenshot.png
Concept card grid
Concept activity - Compassion - screenshot.png
Concept activity – Compassion
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P4C stems for facilitators

P4C stems for facilitators

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P4C stems for facilitators

View or Download PDF
 
More free P4C resources
Concept Collision - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
Concept collision – get your students thinking deeply

Are these examples of adventure, bravery, or both?

Pair talk in P4C.jpg
Learning to ask philosophical questions

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

Portada+Christmas+wonderpondering.png
Christmas wonderings from Wonder Ponder

A free, downloadable, shareable booklet

HomeTalk - Gifts - excerpt.jpg
HomeTalk – Gifts

Seasonal resources from Dialogue Works’ HomeTalk series

Dialogue Works HomeTalk (Gifts) - cover.png
Let's talk about… gifts

Thinking questions for children about gifts, in the latest HomeTalk

bouquet-6497533_1920.jpg
Thinking Space resources

Downloadable Philosophy for Children resources

hiker-1984421_1920.jpg
Philosopher's Backpack

A P4C website which includes the fabulous Philosopher’s Backpack

Concept Sort – Topsy Page – thumbnail.png
Concept Sort – which are the big ideas?

Learning to spot concepts in a stimulus

HomeTalk resource logo.png
HomeTalk – free weekly resource for families and teachers

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

Uplifting Concepts - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
Uplifting concepts

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

Virtual Circle example - Topsy Page.jpg
Virtual Circle

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

4Cs blank grid - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
4Cs blank grid
P4C Ten Steps planning grid - Topsy Page - thumbnail.png
P4C Ten Steps planning grid
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Question Quadrant
Useful Stems thumbnail Topsy Page.PNG
Useful question stems for P4C
Diamond Nine ranking - Screenshot.png
Diamond Nine ranking
Concept activity - emotion - screenshot.png
Concept activity - Emotion
Concept card grid - Screenshot.png
Concept card grid
Concept activity - Compassion - screenshot.png
Concept activity – Compassion
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P4C stems for facilitators