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In P4C children develop their own questions in response to a stimulus and then democratically select one question to discuss. Here are some examples of stimuli and the questions chosen. | ||
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Photograph of the Tsunami | How can people rebuild their lives?" Y3
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“Is it important that people around the world learn English?” Y3 "Why are there only 3 girls in the classroom?” Y3 | |||
Photograph of an African classroom | |||
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Photograph of African workers in a field | "Why aren't any men doing the work?" Y4 "Why do people judge others on what they wear?” Y4
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Story about the Christmas truce of 1914 “Is it harder to kill the enemy when you have made friends?” Y6 “Why have war when the men wanted peace and to be friends?” Y6 | |||
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'The Professor and the Ferryman' from Stories for Thinking, Robert Fisher | “Is a clever person better than a person who has life skills?” Y4 "Why do people not understand that things they say can hurt and make you feel small and stupid?” Y3 "What does clever mean? Was it worth the professor being clever?" Y4 | ||
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“Why do people think it is so important to be tall?” Y3 "Why did Hue boy walk tall when his Dad came home - does holding your head high make a difference? Y3
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“What did the King think when Angus drove the train away?” Y6 “How would the driver feel if he was the one who was hungry?” Y3 “Why are some people so uncaring?” Y3 “Why did he go on the train not knowing where he was going, or who the driver was?” Y6 “Is it right to walk past somebody who is suffering?” Y4 “Should you do what is right or should you follow orders?” Y5 “Why do rich people always seem to get what they want?” Y5 “Is it OK to walk past the suffering and do nothing?” Y4 “Why does the driver think about the King and not the people suffering?” Y4
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"Why were the boy and girl so determined to save the fish in the sea?" "Why do people pollute things that they shouldn't?" "Why would someone destroy God's creation and destroy the plants in the sea?" "Which came first the fish or what made the fish?" Y4
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"Why did the big animals pick on Something Else?" Y2 "Why did they judge Something Else by his looks?" Y2 | |||
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All of the books featured here are available to purchase or loan from the DECSY Resource Centre. | |
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Intro | Project | Dobcroft J | Stimuli | Recommended Reading | Training | |
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