In this new BBC series, narrated by Stephen Fry, a group of animals explore some challenging philosophical questions together. At just over ten minutes each, you’ll find them useful to get pupils talking about important issues including ‘Should everybody be allowed to say what they like?’ and ‘Is it ever right to lie?‘
Lawrence the Lion and Maple the Meerkat tackle some philosophical dilemmas…
An example of using children’s wonderings to guide a philosophical discussion
Get your class thinking about fairness, teamwork, competition and more
Ways to keep everyone engaged and develop the community of enquiry
A detailed description including building, helping, sharing and working together
How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical
How do they want to behave to become great 4C thinkers?
