When children start doing P4C, they initially find spotting concepts or big ideas tricky. Here’s a simple activity to get them used to thinking about philosophical concepts / big ideas.
Concept Sort
Get students to think and talk about new words in the context of what they are learning
Try using a well-known story such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears as a stimulus for classroom talk or P4C
A simple way to help learners structure their talk, thinking and note-taking.
A way to explore the key concepts in a stimulus and enable children to practice building on others’ ideas.
One aspect of P4C which often gets missed is to identify the key concept in a question and then stretch it or explore it more to deepen understanding.
