Philosophy 4 Children (P4C) is a 10-stage approach to philosophical enquiry in the Classroom: 

1. Preparation

The class, group or community should sit in a circle so that everyone can see and hear

each other.  Agree guidelines or ground-rules as a group – these can be re-visited as time

goes on.  Warm-up or calm down activities can get everyone in the right frame of mind.

2. Presentation

A stimulus is used at the beginning of the enquiry to generate thinking and questions. 

The stimulus can be a story, a picture, a work of art, a poem, a piece of music, a video

clip….in fact almost anything that will stimulate thought and questions in participants

minds.