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Bare Necessities
This session uses the song 'Bare Necessities' from The Jungle Book. You may want to use the following clip as a stimulus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogQ0uge06o
First, show the clip (or play the song). Then, sing the first verse with the class a couple of times:
'Bare necessities,
Those simpl...
Ages: Ages 7-11 (KS2), Ages 5-7 (KS1)
Subjects: Language and Meaning, Ethics
Themes: Life, Existence, Difference, Conceptual analysis
Is it alive?
By Steve Hoggins
The idea for the characters of Critu and Aris is taken from David Birch’s entries in 'The Philosophy Shop', edited by peter Worley.
Ed Weijers and his colleague Eef Cornelisson, who I met through the SOPHIA network, inspired the ‘alive or not alive?’ question.
Set up
Gather some objects and/...
Ages: Ages 3-5 (EYFS)
Subjects: Science
Themes: Life, Classification
The Cow that laid an egg (book needed)
Marjorie is sad, she doesn’t feel special. And then one day, she wakes up... it looks like she’s laid an egg? But what’s inside? Cow’s don’t usually lay eggs...
Stimulus
You will need the book 'The Cow That Laid An Egg' by Andy Cutbill. Read the story, getting children to join in with various actio...
Ages: Ages 5-7 (KS1), Ages 3-5 (EYFS)
Subjects: Metaphysics
