Traditional tales can get children thinking and talking

Three teddy bears sitting on a wall with their arms around each other

Remember that well-known/traditional tales can provide a great stimulus for talk and Philosophy for Children.

For example, Goldilocks and the Three Bears might prompt thinking around all sorts of concepts including exploring, risk and obedience.

Examples of P4C question stems, including What if… bears could talk? and Which is more important: being independent or being safe?

One technique that can help children develop questions from the stimulus is giving them some question stems, as shown in the image. You can find a list of useful P4C question stems on my website at www.topsypage.com/blog/2019/6/26/useful-question-stems-for-p4c