Resources: Tiddler – Picture book by Julia Donaldson   Key controversy: Is lying wrong? What is lying?   Starter – sit children in a circle Read the first part of tiddley until it mentions that tiddler tells tells. Ask the children what they mean by telling tales. Ask for examples of telling tales to chec...

This session uses picture book: 'Tigerella' by Kit Wright Props: Philosophy Elephant Tiger Masks Chester A bed Starter: Introduce Philosophy Elephant Session: Today we are going to be thinking about things that change and things that stay the same.  Can we think of something that has changed or wi...

This session uses picture book: 'Tusk Tusk' by David McKee Props: Philosophy elephant and masks. One white elephant mask, one black elephant mask, and one grey elephant mask. Print off a bunch of blank elephant masks for the children to have after the investigation. Starter: Introduce the elephant puppet. Introduce the sto...

Adapted from Steve Hoggin's Bikes and Certainty session. The idea behind this lesson plan is to encourage doubt of one’s commitments, to question at what point knowledge is attained, and what that knowledge is of. Props: Philosophy Elephant Whiteboard, whiteboard marker and pre-prepared postcards for the after...

A boy wonders what it is that makes him him and not somebody or something else ... Task Questions: Are you the same as a snail? Are you the same as a racing car? Are you the same as your jumper? What makes you different from a computer? What makes you different from someone else?

By Steven Hoggins This is a session based on ideas of responsibility – to what extent is someone responsible for their actions and the consequences of their actions? Resources: 3 pupils and something to turn on – I use my phone which has an on button on the front. Session Stimulus Place the phone in the middle of the c...