Friday's Philosophy

This week the Year 2 group continued to use Amelia Ellicott's Garden although this week we explored the concept of loneliness.

Was Amelia Ellicott really alone?
What does it mean to be alone?
What does it mean to be lonely?
Is being alone the same as being lonely?
Can you be in a crowd and be lonely?
Can you be by yourself and not be lonely?
Are there times when it is good to alone?
Are there times when it is good to be lonely?

Next week we will write some poems, drawing on our discussions of loneliness.

The Year 1 read the Kathryn Cave book 'Something Else.'

We then discussed what is the same and different amongst our group.

Same	Different
·      Hair ·      Bodies ·      We play games ·      We wear clothes ·      We cry ·      We laugh and smile ·      We can move and jump ·      We talk	·      Eye colour ·      We are boys and girls ·      Some wear glasses ·      Coloured hair and kin ·      Speak other languages ·      Play with different otys ·      Learn different things ·      Have different kinds of families

We finished the session by identifying and sharing the things about ourselves that we really liked.