Pupil Talk Prompts
P4C Ten Steps planning grid

P4C Ten Steps planning grid
How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical
A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking
A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time
A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.
Question Quadrant
Question Quadrant
How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical
A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking
A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time
A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.
Useful question stems for P4C
Useful question stems for P4C
How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical
A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking
A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time
A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.
Talk Moves for teachers
From the brilliant Talk Science Inquiry Project https://inquiryproject.terc.edu/index.html

Teacher Talk Moves
Diamond Nine ranking

Diamond Nine ranking
Concept activity - Emotion

Concept activity - Emotion
Thinking map - Double Bubble

Thinking map - Double Bubble
Concept card grid

Concept card grid
Packed with example discussion scenarios, this book will help you raise your facilitation game
Full of practical ideas and lovely examples of children’s words; I recommend this book
Get students to think and talk about new words in the context of what they are learning
Help your pupils explore the 2021 theme, One Kind Word
A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time
Try using a well-known story such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears as a stimulus for classroom talk or P4C
A professional development opportunity for P4C leads and teachers on Thursday 24th September
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.
Concept activity – Compassion

Concept activity – Compassion
How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical
A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking
A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time
A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.
P4C stems for facilitators

P4C stems for facilitators
How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical
A high-quality, easy-to-access resource that gets children talking
A list of positive ideas including compassion, hope, and celebration - for use in P4C or circle time
A structure to allow all students to participate, even if sitting in a real circle isn’t an option right now.