Philosophy in KS2
DISCOVER PHILOSOPHY IN KS2
Sample Philosophy Plan
Check out this Year 3/4 plan based on exploring what morality is and how we can talk about rules logically. This is an introduction to Aristotelian logic.
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Further plans are available to course attendees.
Overview of plans available for Course attendees
EYFS Lessons - Optional use of Socrates Doll
Socratic Method: Plan, script - question sorting and introducing 'Big Questions'
What is 'real'? Plan - thinking about where knowledge comes from and whether we can tell if something is real or not. Discusses personhood.
Years 1 and 2 Lessons
What's the Big Idea? Plan - an introduction to philosophy and some of the big ideas it delves into.
How Did the Universe Come to Be? A discussion based unit about creation and the idea of God.
Year 3 Lesson
What is the Difference Between Knowing and Believing? Plan - a look at observation, faith and miracles.
Year 4 Lesson
Morality: How do People Make Moral Decisions? Plan - a look at how people justify moral decisions with logical arguments.
Year 5 Lessons
Utilitarianism Parts I & II - Plans, Presentation, Scenario Cards - a look at Bentham and Mill's system for moral decision making.
Ontology: Plan, Presentation - A look at the Ontological arguments for the existence of God and its problems.
Year 6 Lesson
Plato's Cave: Plan - A look at the role of the philosopher in society and the idea of knowledge through revelation.
Primary Range Home/School Lesson 1
The Purpose of Things: Plan - A discussion based enquiry into the purpose of everyday things. It examines the 'why' of objects, both made and naturally occurring. An introduction to teleology.
Primary Range Home/School Lesson 2
Of Superheroes and Miracles: Plan and Presentation - A discussion based enquiry into the origins of the idea of the 'superhero'. Encompassing believability, scepticism, Hume and his views on miracles.
Primary Range Home/School Lesson 3
Morality with a Buddhist Focus: Plan - A discussion based enquiry looking at morality and the externalised, spiritual drives behind it. Encompassing non-spiritual reasons of morality, inviting discussion about internal morality as well as a starting point to study belief in karma.
Primary Range Home/School Lesson 4
Knowing VS Believing Part 1: Plan - A discussion based enquiry looking at the difference between 'Knowing' and 'believing'. Part 1 covers magic tricks and the senses as a source of 'fact'. It asks whether scientists need a little belief in their line of work too. Introduces concepts such as dark matter.
Primary Range Home/School Lesson 5
Knowing VS. Believing Part 2: Plan and Presentation - A discussion using Flew's The Invisible Garden Parable. How do we know things? Is there a battle going on between science and belief? Do scientists believe? An introduction to the Falsification Principle.