Our whole-school homework this week is:
Reading: please make sure your child is reading on a daily basis.
Number Fact Fluency: Use Numbots or Times Table Rock Stars in regular short bursts.
Talk Time
This week’s Talk Time has a moral and social theme:
I can lead a Philosophy Friday session at home.
What is Philosophy?
We’ve thought deeply about this and have written these simple definitions about what philosophy is:
| Years 1 and 2 | Philosophy is thinking deeply. |
| Years 3 and 4 | Philosophy is thinking deeply about the world around us. |
| Years 5 and 6 | Philosophy is thinking deeply about the world around us to become wiser. |
Your task:
Choose one of the questions below or come up with your own thought-provoking idea. Gather your family and/or friends and ask them your chosen question. Explore each other’s different thoughts or views through discussion.
Year 1
· If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
· If animals could talk, what do you think they’d say?
· What does it mean to be a good friend?
Year 2
· Can animals be cruel?
· Would you rather change into a bird and fly or change into a fish and swim?
· If you were a biscuit, what type of biscuit would you be and why? What about other members of your family?
Year 3
· Is it okay to take something that isn’t yours?
· If you’d been given a different name, would you be a different person?
· If it were possible to live forever, would you want to?
Year 4
· Do computers have feelings?
· What can you do that an animal can’t?
· Would you rather meet a tarantula who was kind, or a puppy who wasn’t?
Year 5
· Why are some memories more important than others?
· Why can people own animals but not own people?
· Is it important to stand out from the crowd?
Year 6
· Would you rather be able to invent something incredible or destroy something terrible?
· Can I think myself happy?
· Who owns the sky?
As a facilitator try to:
- remain neutral
- allow each person to communicate their thoughts and opinions
- question, repeat or re-phrase and summarise
- it’s okay to disagree but everyone needs to be respectful
Below are some example sentence starters to help you express your thoughts.
| When offering an opinion, use… | When agreeing, use… | When disagreeing, use… |
| I think… because…
It’s my view that… A good example of this would be… Another reason why… |
I agree with _____ because…
To build on what _______ said, I think… I somewhat agree with ________ because… I would confirm that viewpoint because… Further to _______’s comments, I would also suggest…
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I disagree with _______ because…
To build on what _______ said, I think… I somewhat disagree with ________ because… I would counter that viewpoint because… In contrast to _______’s comments, I would suggest… |