Full Description
This is an easy-to-use, theme-based resource book for Philosophy for Children (P4C) practitioners in primary school settings. It covers ten popular themes which include many current affair issues and enduring curriculum themes such as artificial intelligence, biodiversity, resilience, and waste.
Each theme provides planning for every subject and links to the relevant English national curriculum expectations. Offering ideas for a year's worth of work, it can be dipped into for inspiration or used for step-by-step sessions. There are links to video clips, websites, and stories that teachers and practitioners can use to base their concept exploration and enquires on.
Presenting a range of philosophical ideas, activities, and resources, this book is essential for all primary P4C facilitators excited by embedding and exploring philosophy across the curriculum.
Contents
Foreword, Preface, 1. About the authors, 2. How to use this book, 3. Philosophy at the heart, 4. The philosophical teacher, 5. Making metacognition simple, 6. Artificial intelligence, 7. Biodiversity, 8. Hearts and lungs, 9. Journeys, 10. Money, 11. Resilience, 12. Time, 13. War and peace, 14. Waste, 15. Water, 16. Appendix A: P4C Generic Worksheets, 17. Appendix B: Commemoration dates
