Topsy Page 26 May 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus, Recommended reading P4C stimulus – hard-hitting photo collages Topsy Page 26 May 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus, Recommended reading What will your class make of these contrasting images of children’s lives around the world?
Topsy Page 19 May 2023 Thoughts Should we need to ask 'Why?' Topsy Page 19 May 2023 Thoughts Do your pupils have the habit of spontaneously giving reasons?
Topsy Page 12 May 2023 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Vanessa's tips for P4C with 6-7 year olds Topsy Page 12 May 2023 Thoughts, Tips and techniques Five top P4C tips from an experienced teacher
Topsy Page 5 May 2023 Tips and techniques Oracy game – speaker and maker Topsy Page 5 May 2023 Tips and techniques Pupils instruct each other to make a hidden model
Topsy Page 28 April 2023 Tips and techniques Question stems in P4C Topsy Page 28 April 2023 Tips and techniques Help pupils create their own powerful philosophical questions
Topsy Page 21 April 2023 Practical examples, Thoughts "I will get braver and braver!" Topsy Page 21 April 2023 Practical examples, Thoughts One pupil describes how she is becoming more confident to talk
Topsy Page 14 April 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus Ban best friends? Talk/Philosophy stimulus Topsy Page 14 April 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus Could preventing some children from having best friends help others?
Topsy Page 7 April 2023 Recommended reading Oracy podcast recommendation Topsy Page 7 April 2023 Recommended reading Sarah Lambert discussing what a high-quality oracy education looks like
Topsy Page 31 March 2023 Tips and techniques Word Disconnect! Topsy Page 31 March 2023 Tips and techniques An oracy game, a mental workout, and an opportunity to practise respectful challenge
Topsy Page 24 March 2023 Tips and techniques A few seconds well spent Topsy Page 24 March 2023 Tips and techniques Take a moment to check talk partner pairings to make sure no-one misses out on learning
Topsy Page 17 March 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus, Practical examples Is it okay to throw soup? P4C stimulus Topsy Page 17 March 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus, Practical examples Get your pupils thinking about the rights and wrongs of activism
Topsy Page 10 March 2023 Tips and techniques Get your class used to ‘Round Robin’! Topsy Page 10 March 2023 Tips and techniques An efficient way of hearing everyone’s ideas
Topsy Page 3 March 2023 Tips and techniques Word Connect – oracy and thinking game Topsy Page 3 March 2023 Tips and techniques Develop your pupils’ listening and reasoning
Topsy Page 24 February 2023 Tips and techniques Talk Prompts for talk partners Topsy Page 24 February 2023 Tips and techniques Providing talk prompts to students can increase the quality of partner talk
Topsy Page 17 February 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus Would you clone your pet? P4C stimulus Topsy Page 17 February 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus A stimulus for thinking together about an ethical issue
Topsy Page 10 February 2023 Tips and techniques What do you think about what Janie said? Topsy Page 10 February 2023 Tips and techniques Help your pupils actively listen to each other
Topsy Page 3 February 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus Can a robot be an artist? P4C stimulus Topsy Page 3 February 2023 P4C/Talk stimulus Is creativity limited to humans?
Topsy Page 27 January 2023 Tips and techniques Thinking faces Topsy Page 27 January 2023 Tips and techniques Let’s think before we talk
Topsy Page 20 January 2023 Thoughts, Practical examples Assume nothing! Topsy Page 20 January 2023 Thoughts, Practical examples Assumptions are the enemy of high expectations
Topsy Page 13 January 2023 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Talking across the curriculum (using Good idea / Bad idea) Topsy Page 13 January 2023 Tips and techniques, P4C/Talk stimulus Opportunities to use talk structures
