This ‘Fun Philosophy Lesson’ is focused on philosophical and ethical debates around friendship. This resource is suitable for students aged 8-16 and is especially useful for Citizenship, Social Studies, Civics, and Philosophy classrooms. It is also an ideal teaching resource for enhancing your school’s SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, & Cultural) education remit. As with all our resources: it can be used by teachers and educators who work in any country, and it is not tied to any particular cultural or social conception of friendship.
This interactive multi-use learning session is of particular interest to teachers of Civics, Philosophy, Ethics, and Social Studies. It focuses on a wide range of topics, including:
- The nature and value of friendship
- How to make and maintain meaningful friendships
- Ethical dilemmas in friendships
- Ending friendships in a thoughtful and ethical way
- The role of trust, loyalty, and communication in friendships
We’ve aimed to cover as many engaging philosophical and ethical issues as possible to help young learners debate and discuss the importance of friendship in their personal lives and society!
The big question asked in this session is, “What does it really mean to ‘be a good friend’ to someone?” Using a variety of engaging activities, students will discuss and debate other thought-provoking philosophical and ethical questions, such as:
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Is friendship a moral duty or a personal choice?
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Is it possible to live a meaningful life without friends?
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What are some good ways to make new friends?
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When is it ethical to end a friendship?
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How has social media changed the nature of friendship?
Students will also analyse and evaluate a wide range of philosophical and ethical claims, such as: -
“A good friend should always tell the truth, even if it hurts.”
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“You cannot be friends with someone who has opposing values.”
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“A friendship must be mutually beneficial otherwise it’s a waste of time”
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“One cannot have too many friends.”
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“It is harder to make friends in adulthood than in childhood.”
This session uses our unique format for philosophy teaching resources and features an integrated menu that allows teachers to select from a variety of starter, main, plenary, assessment, and end-of-lesson reflection activities. With a diverse selection of activities designed to trigger philosophical discussions, debates, and reflections, the resource can be re-used multiple times with the same group. For teachers interested in running P4C (Philosophy for Children) sessions, these resources are ideal!
The file is a non-editable PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required. Simply run the file, and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session easy!
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A selection of twenty of our new 'Fun Philosophy Lessons' for the PSHE curriculum! This collection features our ready-to-use lessons is ideal for bringing philosophical thinking and critical thinking into your lessons. The sessions are designed for students aged 8-16. They explore a variety of philosophical and ethical issues that relate to PSHE. This download uses our innovative new 'Fun Philosophy Lessons' format for philosophy education, you can [download a FREE SAMPLE by clicking here](/teaching-resource/-13179955). These new philosophy & ethics teaching resources use this multi-use interactive format: each one can be used multiple times with the same group and feature an integrated interactive menu that allows teachers to select from many different learning and assessment activities! **Our 'Fun Philosophy Lessons' cannot be edited: they are non-editable PowerPoint Shows that are ready to use!** This new series of 'Fun Philosophy Lessons' was designed and edited by an experienced teacher of philosophy and ethics who has a master's degree in philosophy. **These lessons cannot be editted.** Key-words: PSHE teaching resources, PSHE lessons, health and wellbeing activities, relationships education materials, mental health resources, healthy lifestyle worksheets, consent and boundaries lessons, financial literacy activities, career planning resources, substance misuse teaching, digital literacy lessons, online safety activities, bullying prevention materials, emotional wellbeing tools, self-esteem building exercises, environmental sustainability resources, democracy education worksheets, human rights teaching, critical thinking activities, stress management techniques, first aid in schools, time management lessons, family and friendships lessons, managing conflict tools, media literacy teaching, climate change education, resilience and coping strategies, personal development resources.
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This bundle contains 20 zero-prep philosophy & ethics lessons that explore a wide variety of ethical issues. The collection of ethics teaching resources is perfect for whole school SMSC education: it is designed for students aged 8-16 (KS2 &KS3). The sessions explore ethics in fundmanetal terms as well as a huge variety of applied moral issues (such as animal ethics, environmentalism, bullying, and ethical internet use, etc). This download uses our innovative new format for philosophy education, you can [download a FREE SAMPLE by clicking here](/teaching-resource/-13179955). These new philosophy & ethics teaching resources this multi-use interactive format: each one can be used multiple times with the same group and feature an integrated interactive menu that allows teachers to select from many different learning and assessment activities! **Our 'Fun Philosophy Lessons' cannot be edited: they are non-editable PowerPoint Shows that are ready to use!** This new series of 'Fun Philosophy Lessons' was designed and edited by an experienced teacher of philosophy and ethics who has a master's degree in philosophy. **These lessons cannot be editted.** Key-words: Ethics, morality, moral education, ethical debates, SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural development), values, decision-making, dilemmas, responsibility, integrity, fairness, justice, respect, virtue ethics, consequentialism, deontology, utilitarianism, autonomy, empathy, compassion, cultural relativism, human rights, bioethics, environmental ethics, animal rights, equality, freedom, ethical theories, critical thinking, citizenship, social justice, conflict resolution, philosophy, right vs. wrong, personal responsibility, global issues, ethical decision-making models, community values, tolerance, and controversial topics. General key-words: P4C, philosophy for children, philosophy lesson plans, philosophical questions, ethical debates, critical thinking skills, Socratic method, classroom philosophy, teaching philosophy to young learners, introducing philosophy, primary philosophy resources, secondary philosophy teaching, philosophy worksheets, philosophy activities, inquiry-based learning, discussion starters, big questions, moral philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, ethics education, philosophical dialogues, argument analysis, logic puzzles, philosophy curriculum, teaching Socrates, Plato in education, teaching Aristotle, creative thinking in philosophy, reasoning skills, reflective thinking, thought experiments, philosophy games, teaching the meaning of life, metaphysical inquiry, student-centred learning, engaging philosophy discussions, teaching critical reflection, and collaborative thinking tasks.
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