Topsy Page 13 November 2020 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Should everyone talk to the class? Topsy Page 13 November 2020 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Three essential ingredients to ensure pupils have the confidence to speak in front of their peers
Topsy Page 6 November 2020 Tips and techniques Get up, stand up... Topsy Page 6 November 2020 Tips and techniques Pupils often benefit from the option to stand whilst talking - here are some of the reasons, and some tips
Topsy Page 30 October 2020 Practical examples, Professional development Using P4C in Literacy Topsy Page 30 October 2020 Practical examples, Professional development Pupils and teachers talk about how Philosophy for Children enhances teaching and learning
Topsy Page 23 October 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Traditional tales can get children thinking and talking Topsy Page 23 October 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Try using a well-known story such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears as a stimulus for classroom talk or P4C
Topsy Page 16 October 2020 Tips and techniques A question a day… Topsy Page 16 October 2020 Tips and techniques Use these questions to get pupils talking every day
Topsy Page 9 October 2020 Tips and techniques A P4C game that raises awareness about listening and talking Topsy Page 9 October 2020 Tips and techniques A quick, active game that helps pupils reflect on their own talk
Topsy Page 2 October 2020 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading Talk Top Tips – essential viewing for EYFS practitioners Topsy Page 2 October 2020 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading Share this 4 minute video with your Early Years colleagues
Topsy Page 25 September 2020 P4C/Talk stimulus Look what I found! Talk stimulus Topsy Page 25 September 2020 P4C/Talk stimulus An example of using a small-but-curious event to get pupils talking and thinking
Topsy Page 18 September 2020 Tips and techniques Teaching Assistants – when to step in? Topsy Page 18 September 2020 Tips and techniques How to tell whether a pupil is stretching themself but not slipping into ‘panic zone’!
Topsy Page 17 September 2020 Professional development Forthcoming online P4C network meeting Topsy Page 17 September 2020 Professional development A professional development opportunity for P4C leads and teachers on Thursday 24th September
Topsy Page 11 September 2020 P4C/Talk stimulus Switch it Off! Topsy Page 11 September 2020 P4C/Talk stimulus A thought-provoking song about the impact of technology on family conversation
Topsy Page 4 September 2020 Resources Virtual Circle Topsy Page 4 September 2020 Resources A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.
Topsy Page 28 August 2020 Recommended reading Make Just One Change Topsy Page 28 August 2020 Recommended reading A book that will change the way you think about questions in the classroom
Topsy Page 21 August 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus P4C sitting in rows? Topsy Page 21 August 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Tips, games and stimuli to help you maintain high-quality P4C in these unusual times
Topsy Page 14 August 2020 Practical examples, P4C/Talk stimulus Frederick Topsy Page 14 August 2020 Practical examples, P4C/Talk stimulus A tried-and-trusted Philosophy for Children stimulus which you might want to get hold of
Topsy Page 7 August 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus P4C planning tip – Big ideas Topsy Page 7 August 2020 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus An enjoyable P4C prep task for the Summer break
Topsy Page 31 July 2020 Recommended reading Deepen understanding in all subjects - through dialogue Topsy Page 31 July 2020 Recommended reading How dialogic pedagogy is relevant across the curriculum
Topsy Page 24 July 2020 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading, P4C/Talk stimulus What would you do if you could turn invisible? Topsy Page 24 July 2020 Tips and techniques, Recommended reading, P4C/Talk stimulus A thought experiment to consider
Topsy Page 17 July 2020 Tips and techniques Quick Talk and P4C game: Connection Challenge Topsy Page 17 July 2020 Tips and techniques Get students thinking and talking with a game that only takes moments to set up.
Topsy Page 10 July 2020 Tips and techniques, Research Talk tips for teaching assistants: praise Topsy Page 10 July 2020 Tips and techniques, Research How to give praise – and how not to – based on the research
