This ‘Fun Philosophy Lesson’ is focused on philosophical and ethical issues that relate sports and games. It’s ideal for PE and Sports teachers to use with students aged 8-16 in order to help them understand the importance of sports and games on a deeper level.
This download uses our innovative new format for philosophy education, you can download a FREE SAMPLE by clicking here. It is one of over fifty new philosophy & ethics teaching resources that uses this format. The resource cannot be edited.
This interactive multi-use learning session is useful as a part of your school’s Physical Education provision and is of particular interest to teachers of PE and sports it focuses on a wide range of topics such as:
- The value and purpose of sports & games
- The psychological and moral benefits of playing sports
- The importance of sports for wider society
- Ethical issues and debates relating to sports
- The nature of ‘good sportsmanship’
We’ve aimed to cover as many issues as possible when it comes to finding engaging philosophical and ethical issues for young learners to debate and discuss in relation to sports!
The big question asked in this session is “What would a world without sports be like?”. Using a variety of engaging activities students will discuss and debate a wide range of other philosophical and ethical questions such as:
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“A person who takes up a sport is likely to have a better life as a result”
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“The psychological benefits of playing sports are more important than the physical ones”
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“There should be a separate Olympics in which performance enhancing drugs are allowed”
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“Men and women should compete together instead of separately”
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“Watching other people play sports is a waste of time.”
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“In sports, winning is all that matters.”
Students will also analyse and evaluate an eclectic mix of philosophical and ethical claims such as: -
What personality traits can be cultivated by playing sports?
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When, if ever, is it morally acceptable to cheat in games, sports, and in life?
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What value, if any, do violent sports have in comparison with non-violent sports?
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To what extent are professional sportspeople are paid too much?
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How do sports reflect societal values?
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.
The file is a non-editable PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required, just run the file and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session very easy!
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