Old…
We had a great p4c session this afternoon all around the theme – old! Some people thought new things were better whilst others disagreed and argued old things are more special.
Philosophy
– Can one person make a difference?
As part of Black History Month, Year 3 Jemison have used their understanding of Mary Seacole’s life to help them discuss the big question ‘Can one person make a difference?’. The children were encouraged to use real life examples to support their discussion.
Personhood
Having shared some facts, qualities, values, similarities, differences and preferences, we got to thinking about what really makes US. If you change your lunchbox or your hairstyle, does that change who you are? We began to ask what was the same and different about ourselves at the end of year 3 to the beginning of year 4. Are we still the same person? Why it why not?
Personhood
We explored the idea of ‘personhood’ in P4C this week. We discussed the things that make us unique and then answered some philosophical questions using this knowledge.
Who am I?
Part 1 of our enquiry into what makes a person a person. We had a wide range of initial responses. Next time, we will begin to wonder about a philosophical question which arises from our first thoughts.
Frog and Toad
This week in P4C we revisited the story of ‘Frog and Toad’. We listened carefully to the story and thought about how the characters were feeling and how this resulted in their actions. We then put the characters in the ‘hot seat’ and asked them interview style questions to find out their response.
Numbers on Strike…
After an initial discussion about numbers, our favourite and most important numbers, we were just about ready to start our enquiry when we received the news flash! The numbers had gone on strike! What will we do? What might go wrong? Could we get along without numbers? Might the world be better without numbers or simply impossible?
Dragons and Giants
This week in P4C we shared a story called ‘Dragons and Giants’. We listened carefully before discussing what the ‘Big Ideas’ in the story were. We are looking forward to exploring our questions linked to the story next week.
The Squirrel and the Magpie
We have explored the story of the squirrel and the magpie in our second P4C session. We discussed the big ideas of friendship and kindness. We have answers in full sentences and built on each others ideas.
Our first P4C session of the year!
We talked about our classroom community. We will listen carefully, join in and contribute respectfully.
We then answered a ‘would you rather…?’ question to get us thinking.
Dogs don’t do ballet
Year 3 Jemison have looked at their first stimulus of the year and worked together to discuss ‘Can being different be a good thing?’
The three little pigs
We used our speaking and listening skills to discuss who we thought was in the wrong – the pigs or the wolf.
Creating questions
We looked at the text ‘How rude!’ as our stimulus. We identified big ideas from this text and created questions to discuss. The class voted on one question to discuss. We then agreed or disagreed respectfully. Amazing work Armstrongs!
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