Uncategorised

Blending Philosophy For Children & Better Thinking Skills.

Firstly, congratulations on daring to have fun in inquiring how the two curious creatures visit, trip over and are dumped on the shores of ten different islands. We guarantee that you and your students will share many adventures exploring how motivation and purpose shape decision-making and problem-solving. Red Wool Editions’ Why In The World Are …

Blending Philosophy For Children & Better Thinking Skills. Read More »

The Young Philosophers Series & Its Approach to P4C

In 2017, Maughn Gregory, the director of the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy For Children (IAPC), published a crucial article in Routledge’s International Perspectives series, History, Theory & Practice of Philosophy for Children. On reading it, I acknowledged that my knowledge of philosophy for children (P4C) is as nothing in comparison to those researching …

The Young Philosophers Series & Its Approach to P4C Read More »

Exciting young writers resource

Are you looking for exciting books for your 9 to 13-year-old with a wild imagination? It could be that you’ve had enough of those bland, fill-in-the-space type resources that are everywhere. Is your child less than excited about writing? The Book With No Story is an exciting young writers resource which holds 52 creatures who …

Exciting young writers resource Read More »

How do you start a philosophical discussion in your Classroom?

In their guide to philosophy in schools, Matthew Lipman, Ann Sharp and Frederic Oscanyan say this: Getting students to engage in philosophical dialogue is an art. As with any art, some knowledge is a prerequisite – in this case, the teacher should possess an understanding of when it is appropriate to intervene in the discussion …

How do you start a philosophical discussion in your Classroom? Read More »