Working with schools to enable children to become confident, thinking communicators.
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Working with schools to enable children to become confident, thinking communicators.
CPD for teachers and TAs
Resources
Use talking points to get students thinking and talking about a painting
A great way of revisiting prior learning by speaking to different people
A game to help children practise giving compliments… plus an announcement!
An oracy game, a mental workout, and an opportunity to practise respectful challenge
Six things you can do to help pupils gain the skills and confidence to speak to a room full of people
More useful resources, including a Talk Tally to get pupils listening closely
A quick, active game that helps pupils reflect on their own talk
An oracy game, a mental workout, and an opportunity to practise respectful challenge
Develop pupil thinking and gain insight into concerns
Can your class come up with convincing definitions for the new words they invent?
A physical, fun game that can be played face-to-face or virtually
Community-building activities which are good for wellbeing as well as vocabulary development
A quick, active game that helps pupils reflect on their own talk
A professional development opportunity for P4C leads and teachers on Thursday 24th September
Tips, games and stimuli to help you maintain high-quality P4C in these unusual times
Get students thinking and talking with a game that only takes moments to set up.
Seven quick activities to develop talk, listening and non-verbal communication
Generating dialogue, comparing concepts, deepening understanding.
A lovely example of a game which generates creative thinking and can give children ownership of their talk.
Tips for playing this popular P4C warm-up game which develops creative thinking plus turn-taking, listening, responding, and recognising shapes.
Celebrating a useful and fun resource.
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Use talking points to get students thinking and talking about a painting