SOCRATIC SLAM!

That's right ladies and gentlemen - Socratic Smackdown! If you aren't familiar with this concept of discussion/debate style lesson then please follow the Institute of Play link. This activity was recommended by a very creative and innovative colleague of mine named Tom Kean. Essentially, the idea behind the lesson, is that the children take part in a team debate based on a particular theme. In our case the theme was 'Who was responsible for starting World War One?' Why don't you take a look at the video and see if you can decide who was responsible for starting the Great War!