For anyone who’s interested in Philosophy for Children, this is a great book – jam-packed with activity ideas, lesson plans and real-life anecdotes.
The chapter What Do I Know? includes brilliant ways to develop pupils’ critical thinking skills such as testing for truth and justifying opinions with evidence – ever more important in today’s world of social media and fake news…
Plato said that philosophy was only for grown-ups but David Shapiro argues that starting as early as possible is a much better idea. He, like me, has seen first-hand how it encourages young people to be better listeners and thoughtful speakers.
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A fantastic, free resource to help your pupils develop their creative listening skills