The Advice Circle
Pete offers us a new technique for engaging children with an 'Advice Circle'. The children get to narrate some of the story and then offer advice to the characters. This could work with younger and older pupils. Read the post for more. And if you want to use the enquiry that Pete describes to model the technique, click the link or head over to the Enquiries section of our website and look for 'The Ant and The Grasshopper'.
Posted by Joe Tyler on 13th March 2017 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Education
Young Philosophers get political at the Houses of Parliament
We took our Young Philosophers on their second trip of 2016-17, to the Palace of Westminster. A knowledgeable tour guide entertained us with gruesome history and factoids about the two Houses of Parliament and this elusive building where so many important decisions are made. Afterwards we met with a local MP in an old meeting room within the palace walls to discuss the children's thoughts on some big questions...
Posted by Joe Tyler on 6th March 2017 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C
