Enhance your teaching practice with our metacognition teacher’s prompt cards! These question prompt cards aim to bring metacognitive questioning into your teaching practice. Each card has five questions that follow the general themes: Grey - Before & During Tasks Blue - After Tasks Green - Metacognition & Metacognitive Skills Yellow - Critical Thinking & Higher-Order Thought Orange - Deep-Metacognition There are twenty cards and a total of 100 individual metacognitive question prompts. A teacher with these at their hand will find bringing metacognitive reflection through casual questioning very easy; this in turn will foster metacognitive thinking in their students. Printing: These cards are meant to be printed 4 per page and then cut accordingly: this makes them a ‘pocket-tool’ for any educational practitioner. You can keep them as cards (perhaps laminating them) or, if you staple them together, you can make them into a useful booklet of metacognition question prompts quite easily! This metacognition activity is brought to you by The Global Metacognition Institute (globalmetacognition.com) All resources can be shared, but users agree not to modify or resell this resource. You can find more metacognition teaching resources at globalmetacognition.com Copyright Adam Godwin (2019)

The download comprises a FREE teacher training lesson/session that can be used 2-3 times with the same group or as a one-off. The aim of the session is to demonstrate techniques of structuring debates/discussions, inspiring P4C in classrooms, and fostering cross-curricular critical thinking. These activities are illustrated with reference to interesting debates about pedagogy, philosophy, ethics, the school, and teaching practice (most of which will be relevant to the teachers and trainee teachers (and other classroom practitioners) in your school. It is ideal for teacher training courses, or for ‘staff room morning training sessions’ that I know are often a feature of professional development in schools. It is offered freely so that teachers can see the ‘Philosophy Boxes’ method in action: mild ‘plugging’ of the availability of other PHILOSOPHY BOXES downloads (which you can find on TES for virtually every subject) is featured in the presentation. I hope that, if you like this teaching method, you don’t mind helping me sell a few more! :) The Philosophy Boxes Method presents students with a set of ‘mystery boxes’, when a student selects one of the boxes they are presented with 1 of 21 discussion/debate activities [that use 1 of 8 different formats]. The presentation has integrated AfL so that teachers can test knowledge at any point in the lesson. There are 10 different AfL slides to choose from. The design is colourful, animated, fun and engaging: all activities require movement and teachers can decide whether students are expressing their ideas purely verbally or by using post-it notes. The nature of the design is that it can be used for short sessions (5-10 minutes) or much longer sessions (up to 2 hours!) - it allows for classroom practitioners to be flexible and adaptable. It can, therefore, be used in lessons or as a tutor-time activity. The download includes a PowerPoint Show; if you would like an editable PPT presentation so that you can make your own ‘Philosophy Boxes’ presentation you will need to download the template here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-the-philosophy-boxes-method-template-for-creating-your-own-philosophy-boxes-lessons-p4c-p4k-11463227 A complete selection of Philosophy Boxes lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?&q=philosophy+boxes+godwin86 Other bundles of ‘Philosophy Boxes’ lessons exist, depending on your needs.

This guide is designed for anyone who has been tasked with starting a new GCSE Sociology course in their school, starting a new department, or teachers who will be using the new GCSE specifications in the coming year.

Download this free starter activity today! This 5-10 minute starter activity helps students to reflect on how lifestyle choices can have a long-term impact on learning-power. Each slide asks a relevant question, students move around the room to indicate their responses: skilful teacher can then use questioning to explore the issues in greater depth. How To Use: Simply run the included PowerPoint Show Use questioning to explore how lifestyle choices impact learning-power What’s Included: A PowerPoint Show This metacognition activity is brought to you by The Global Metacognition Institute (globalmetacognition.com) All resources can be shared, but users agree not to modify or resell this resource. You can find more metacognition teaching resources at globalmetacognition.com

Please enjoy this free 10-slide sample of our full product: “Activity Generator (Humanities/RS/Philosophy) - Design Beautiful PPTs in no time!” It can be downloaded for £9.99 at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/activity-generator-humanities-rs-philosophy-design-beautiful-ppts-in-no-time-11374857 About the full product: This resource is the product of 3 years teaching RS & Philosophy and, under observations, the lessons it has helped create have all been rated as good-outstanding. It is designed to make the creation of PPT presentations/lessons very quick and easy and includes: -Introduction slides -Learning Activities -Plenary Tasks -MAF There are over 130 slides. Most of the contents are easily adaptable to other subjects (especially Humanities subjects). Most activities are designed with differentiation in mind. In terms of design: slides may feature timers, animations, and stimulating graphics. I have always been a bit of a perfectionist in my design and hope it comes across in the slides. Thanks in advance for supporting my work: I hope it saves you a lot of time, improves your practice, and helps your students learn in an exciting and stimulating way. Sincerely, Adam Godwin

An A3 learning mat and/or wall-display, based on the AQA Sociology GCSE Specification (For teaching from September 2017 onwards For GCSE exams in 2019 onwards) The display outlines what students need to know for the 'Research Methods' section of the course.

This download is for AQA Sociology GCSE (the new specification, 2017 onwards). It refers to the topic of RESEARCH METHODS (equivalent downloads for the other 4 sections are available in our shop or in a bundle) It is a: -Personal Learning Checklist -DIRT Worksheet -Key-word review task For the RESEARCH METHODS section of the course. The worksheets ask students to: -Indicate Red/Amber/Green for all topics on the specification. -Indicate a confidence rating out of 10 for all topics on the specification. -State their target and current grade -Ask the teacher one question -State their exam technique target -State their revision focus -Tell the teacher what they can do to help the student reach their target -Highlight key-words the student is unsure about -State 10 key-words they will research the meaning of before the next lesson. It is therefore the perfect worksheet to structure a DIRT, progress review or revision lesson with in relation to the RESEARCH METHODS topic of AQA GCSE Sociology (2017 onwards).

The essential Philosophy for Children (P4C ) tool! Professionally designed with amazing animations to capture your students’ attention. This download includes an editable PowerPoint (and a PowerPoint show, for your convenience) featuring over 101 philosophical questions to stimulate discussions in your class tutor-group. It also has a ‘randomiser’ so that you can randomly select a question each time! Perfect for form-time, end of lessons, great for any subject! Suitable for KS2-5! Please leave a rating or review if you liked this product :) Check-out some of my most popular resources! GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units

This download outlines a term-by-term and week-by-week teaching schedule for the new AQA Sociology GCSE (2017 onwards). It has 7 sides, the first outlines how 2 years of teaching should be divided, the remaining pages suggest topics of teaching on a week-by-week basis. I have designed resources for EVERY ASPECT of this course, just visit this URL to see them and save yourself a lot of time: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?q=GCSE Sociology GODWIN86

This download contains a Personal Learning Checklist for the ‘Relationships & Families’ [Theme A] section of the AQA GCSE Religious Studies course [Thematic Studies]. It includes four different formats. The download includes 4 different versions of PLC for you to choose from! Each with slightly different reflection/target-setting activities. This means you can give students the PLC at different points in the year without it being too repetitive and boring for them. These double-sided A4 worksheets are great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Improvement Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, manage revision and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. The first side is a checklist with two ways for the student to rate confidence for each of the sub-topics and the second side features other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheets: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

This download contains a Personal Learning Checklist for the ‘Religion, Crime & Punishment’ [Theme E] section of the AQA GCSE Religious Studies course [Thematic Studies]. It includes four different formats. The download includes 4 different versions of PLC for you to choose from! Each with slightly different reflection/target-setting activities. This means you can give students the PLC at different points in the year without it being too repetitive and boring for them. These double-sided A4 worksheets are great for: -Revision lessons -AfL -Fostering teacher-student dialogue -Directed Improvement Reflection Time (DIRT) -Exam preparation This is an ideal tool for your students to help them keep track of their learning, manage revision and help you monitor the classes strengths and weaknesses. It serves as a highly efficient form of self-assessment. The first side is a checklist with two ways for the student to rate confidence for each of the sub-topics and the second side features other useful measures that allow teachers to gauge a student’s confidence and reflective abilities. The worksheets: -Allows the student to see clearly what they need to know for the exam. -Allows the student to communicate to their teacher how they can be best helped. -Gets the student to analyse their progress in relation to their target grade. -Encourages students to reflect in a structured manner on their necessary revision focusses. -Gets students to establish both a revision and an exam technique focus.

The topic of this Philosophy Boxes download is ‘Bullying’. It is one of a series of PSHE-P4C sessions designed for KS2-4 PSHE students. The download comprises a P4C lesson/session that can be used multiple times with the same group. The Philosophy Boxes Method is a new approach to PSHE designed for students in KS2-4: it is graphically stimulating, engaging, and fun. This download is also suitable for older students: but the format was designed with younger students in mind. In this context: ‘Philosophy Boxes’ represents a more student-centred ‘debate & discussion’ approach to PSHE issues. The aim of our ‘Philosopy Boxes’ PSHE sessions is to bring deep, critical thinking to PSHE, exploring PSHE using P4C (Philosophy for Children) debates and discussions. One advantage to the method is that it helps students to practice their social skills through the activities. The Philosophy Boxes Method presents students with a set of ‘mystery boxes’, when a student selects one of the boxes they are presented with 1 of 21 discussion/debate activities (in 8 different formats). The presentation has integrated AfL so that teachers can test knowledge at any point in the lesson. There are 10 different AfL slides to choose from. The design is colourful, animated, fun and engaging: all activities require movement and teachers can decide whether students are expressing their ideas purely verbally or by using post-it notes. The nature of the design is that it can be used for short sessions (5-10 minutes) or much longer sessions (up to 2 hours!) - it allows for classroom practitioners to be flexible and adaptable. It can, therefore, be used in lessons or as a tutor-time activity. Choose from out complete selection of our ‘Philosophy Boxes’ PSHE lessons here. You can also save money by purchasing lessons as a complete 20-session collection here!

This download contains a large collection of worksheet templates and worksheet activities: thus allowing you to create worksheets and plan lessons with greater speed and efficiency. It is ideal for: -New teachers -Teacher training -Teachers who need to design new course materials. The cover image illustrates some of the activities contained within this download. This resource pack includes: -'Garden of Knowledge' worksheet, to accompany videos (great for cover lessons) -Agree/Disagree A3 Worksheets for discussion based lessons -A document containing a large collection of individual tasks allowing you to compile your own worksheets in a more efficient and timely manner. -Feedback, Assessment & Peer Assessment tools. The resource was developed whilst I taught philosophy, religion, ethics and sociology though all tasks and worksheets are easily adaptable to any subject.

The Philosophy Boxes Method is a new approach to P4C designed for students in KS1, 2 & 3: it is graphically stimulating, engaging, and fun. This download is also suitable for older students: but the format was designed with younger students in mind. The topic of this Philosophy Boxes presentation is: “Ethics & Morality”. The aim of Philosophy Boxes is to bring philosophy and critical thinking into every subject at every level: we believe that any subject becomes philosophy when students are asked the right questions and when they think about a topic hard enough and on the deepest (most fundamental) level. The Philosophy Boxes Method presents students with a set of ‘mystery boxes’, when a student selects one of the boxes they are presented with 1 of 21 discussion/debate activities [that use 1 of 8 different formats]. The presentation has integrated AfL so that teachers can test knowledge at any point in the lesson. There are 10 different AfL slides to choose from. The design is colourful, animated, fun and engaging: all activities require movement and teachers can decide whether students are expressing their ideas purely verbally or by using post-it notes. The nature of the design is that it can be used for short sessions (5-10 minutes) or much longer sessions (up to 2 hours!) - it allows for classroom practitioners to be flexible and adaptable. It can, therefore, be used in lessons or as a tutor-time activity. The download includes a PowerPoint Show; if you would like an editable PPT presentation so that you can make your own ‘Philosophy Boxes’ presentation you will need to download the template here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-the-philosophy-boxes-method-template-for-creating-your-own-philosophy-boxes-lessons-p4c-p4k-11463227 A complete selection of Philosophy Boxes lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?&q=philosophy+boxes+godwin86 You can also save money by purchasing lessons as bundles.

This download is for AQA Sociology GCSE (the new specification, 2017 onwards). It refers to the topic of EDUCATION (equivalent downloads for the other 3 sections are available in our shop or in a bundle) It is a: -Personal Learning Checklist -DIRT Worksheet -Complete list of key-words -Key-word review Worksheet For the EDUCATION section of the course. The worksheets ask students to: -Indicate Red/Amber/Green for all topics on the specification. -Indicate a confidence rating out of 10 for all topics on the specification. -State their target and current grade -Ask the teacher one question -State their exam technique target -State their revision focus -Tell the teacher what they can do to help the student reach their target -Highlight key-words the student is unsure about -Indicate the total number of key-words the student is unsure about -State 10 key-words they will research the meaning of before the next lesson. It is therefore the perfect worksheet to structure a DIRT, progress review or revision lesson with in relation to the EDUCATION topic of AQA GCSE Sociology (2017 onwards).

This download is for AQA Sociology GCSE (the new specification, 2017 onwards). It refers to the topic of FAMILY (equivalent downloads for the other 3 sections are availalbe in our shop or in a bundle) It is a: -Personal Learning Checklist -DIRT Worksheet -Complete list of key-words -Key-word review Worksheet For the FAMILY section of the course. The worksheets ask students to: -Indicate Red/Amber/Green for all topics on the specification. -Indicate a confidence rating out of 10 for all topics on the specification. -State their target and current grade -Ask the teacher one question -State their exam technique target -State their revision focus -Tell the teacher what they can do to help the student reach their target -Highlight key-words the student is unsure about -Indicate the total number of key-words the student is unsure about -State 10 key-words they will research the meaning of before the next lesson. It is therefore the perfect worksheet to structure a DIRT, progress review or revision lesson with in relation to the FAMILY topic of AQA GCSE Sociology (2017 onwards).

This download is for AQA Sociology GCSE (the new specification, 2017 onwards). It refers to the topic of CRIME & DEVIANCE (equivalent downloads for the other 3 sections are available in our shop or in a bundle) It is a: -Personal Learning Checklist -DIRT Worksheet -Complete list of key-words -Key-word review Worksheet For the CRIME & DEVIANCE section of the course. The worksheets ask students to: -Indicate Red/Amber/Green for all topics on the specification. -Indicate a confidence rating out of 10 for all topics on the specification. -State their target and current grade -Ask the teacher one question -State their exam technique target -State their revision focus -Tell the teacher what they can do to help the student reach their target -Highlight key-words the student is unsure about -Indicate the total number of key-words the student is unsure about -State 10 key-words they will research the meaning of before the next lesson. It is therefore the perfect worksheet to structure a DIRT, progress review or revision lesson with in relation to the CRIME & DEVIANCE section of AQA GCSE Sociology (2017 onwards).

Philosophy for kids! The Philosophy Boxes Method is a new approach to P4C designed for students in KS1, 2 & 3: it is graphically stimulating, engaging, and fun. This download is also suitable for older students: but the format was designed with younger students in mind. The topic of this Philosophy Boxes presentation is: “Epistemology & The Nature of Knowledge” The aim of Philosophy Boxes is to bring philosophy and critical thinking into every subject at every level: we believe that any subject becomes philosophy when students are asked the right questions and when they think about a topic hard enough and on the deepest (most fundamental) level. The Philosophy Boxes Method presents students with a set of ‘mystery boxes’, when a student selects one of the boxes they are presented with 1 of 21 discussion/debate activities [that use 1 of 8 different formats]. The presentation has integrated AfL so that teachers can test knowledge at any point in the lesson. There are 10 different AfL slides to choose from. The design is colourful, animated, fun and engaging: all activities require movement and teachers can decide whether students are expressing their ideas purely verbally or by using post-it notes. The nature of the design is that it can be used for short sessions (5-10 minutes) or much longer sessions (up to 2 hours!) - it allows for classroom practitioners to be flexible and adaptable. It can, therefore, be used in lessons or as a tutor-time activity. The download includes a PowerPoint Show; if you would like an editable PPT presentation so that you can make your own ‘Philosophy Boxes’ presentation you will need to download the template here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-the-philosophy-boxes-method-template-for-creating-your-own-philosophy-boxes-lessons-p4c-p4k-11463227 A complete selection of Philosophy Boxes lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?&q=philosophy+boxes+godwin86 You can also save money by purchasing lessons as bundles.

Designed for teachers using the new AQA Philosophy specification (teaching from 2017 onwards). This revision session covers the ‘The Limits of Knowledge’ section of the specification. The topic is a part of the Epistemology component of the AS course. This download contains one of a series of revision sessions that use a variety of mind-mapping, discussion and debate tasks to cover a section of the specification. It includes a fully animated revision session PowerPoint and a set of ‘silent debate’ A3 worksheets. All resources are editable. The revision sessions can be used in a number of ways: -As revision sessions during a revision period of term-time leading up to exams -Sandwiched between lessons as they are taught throughout the year as a way of solidifying and assessing learning -During extra-curricular time (KS5 Philosophy Clubs) This revision session features: -A ‘grid of learning’ post-it task (to focus students on the day’s topic and refresh their memories of the basics) -A 'competitive mind-mapping task (which can be completed on the whiteboard or on A3 paper) -A silent debate task (with 6 x A3 silent debate worksheets in an editable .doc file) [nb. allowing group conversation, instead of silence, is also an effective approach] -Debates that ask students to move from one side of the room or the other and verbalise a defence of their position in response to a statement or rubric. -A concluding ‘One thing I am still uncertain about…’ post-it question. This session can be purchased individually or as part of various bundles depending on your needs. Please note: the cover picture depicts some of the activities that make up this revision session, the wording within those tasks is adapted to the topic specified above and may differ from the wording depicted. Contents and tasks may vary slightly between revision sessions. The cover photo is, however, a fair depiction of the contents of the lesson. Copyright Adam Godwin (2017) [Godwin86]

Perfect for starting philosophical/ethical debates in form-time, assemblies or classes. The download includes: -11 A3 Silent Debate Worksheets (about central philosophical and moral debates) -A Presentation file with: full instructions for P4C sessions, two different approaches to using the worksheets (one silent, one verbal discussion based), three plenary slides/activities to choose from. This resource is: -Based around formulating arguments for and against given statements and is therefore perfect for practising higher order thinking skills of analysis and evaluation -Easily customisable and reusable (just change the statements you wish for students to discuss) -Great for lessons, assemblies, debating societies, or as a form/tutor time activity. -Usable in virtually any subject after customisation -Perfect for starting philosophical debates and discussions Designed and used by an experienced P4C instructor and organiser of debating societies.