Generation Celebration

M e M b e r ’ s G u i d e

18 U.S.C. 707

Generation Celebration features six

sessions. The table of contents outlines

the types of activities included in the

project and where they can be found.

Activities may be completed by an

individual or in a group setting. “Fun

with My Friend” activities involve both

a young person and an adult who is

several generations older. All activities

should include supervision by a parent or

leader, at least to start.

Each session in this project begins with

an introduction. Activities, checklists,

and questions are provided in order

to stimulate learning and two-way

conversation between the youth and

the older adult participant. Alternate

activities are optional or may be

substituted for the main activities if they

work better in your situation. Resources,

references, and further reading sections

are included in the leader’s guide.

While primarily designed for teens, the

project manual may be modified for use

by younger participants.

Some activities were adapted from In-

sights on Aging by Mary Kalymum, 1979.

Permission was granted by the American

Association of Family and Consumer Sci-

ences to use the information included in

this publication.

The activity “What Does ‘Old’ Mean?”

was adapted from a pamphlet by the

same name developed by the Center for

the Study of Aging and Human Devel-

opment at Duke University in Durham,

North Carolina.

Storytelling practices were taken from

Celebrate Your Family Through Stories by

Pat Leach, Penn State Cooperative Exten-

sion, 1984.

“Jumping to Conclusions” was adapted

from “Growing Up and Growing Older:

Confronting Ageism,” an activity devel-

oped by Fran Pratt, director of the Center

for Understanding Aging in Framingham,

Massachusetts.

This edition was prepared by Jan Scholl

and Matthew Kaplan, associate pro-

fessors of agricultural and extension

education, and Lydia Hanhardt, program

associate. The first edition was prepared

by Michelle Rodgers, Jan Scholl, and

Barbara Davis in 1995.

This second edition of Generation

Celebration covers the same themes

and goals as the original curriculum,

but the format has been updated based

largely on the comments of Pennsylvania

4-H and family and consumer science

extension educators. Changes have been

made to the structure and labeling of

some sessions.

Generation Celebration

4 introduction

5 session 1: Our Attitudes Toward Aging

5 Introduction

6 Activity1:HowDoWeViewOlderAdults?

7 Activity2:WhatDoes“Old” Mean?

8 Activity3:JumpingtoConclusions

8 FunwithMyFriend:“GettingtoKnowYou”CardGame

10 AlternateActivity:StoriesaboutYouthandOlderAdults

11 session 2: Aging and the Media

11 Introduction

12 Activity1:SpotlightonYou

13 Activity2:MediaWatch

14 Activity3:AdvertisingWatch

15 FunwithMyFriend:SharingFunTogether

or

15 AlternateActivity:MoreMediaWatch

Contents

16 session 3: What about the senses?

16 Introduction

16 Activity1:HowAgingAffectsOurSenses

or

17 AlternateActivity:ThreeViewsofAging

18 FunwithMyFriend

18 Follow-UpActivity:CopingwithChallenges

19 session 4: storytelling

19 Introduction

19 TipsonRecording

20 Activity1:StorytellingIdeas

20 FunwithMyFriend:Storytelling

21 Follow-UpActivity:StoryReport

21 AlternateInterviewingActivity

22 session 5: Making Visits Count

22 Introduction

22 PreparetoVisitaNursingHome

23 DiscussionStarters

23 Activity1:StimulatetheSenses

25 Activity2:CelebratewithYourFriend

26 session 6: Foxfire: A Generation Celebration

26 Introduction

27 Activity1:LearningNew Skills

28 Follow-UpActivity:ThoughtsaboutFoxfire

28 Activity2:YouandYour FriendintheFuture

29 ActivitieswithMyOlderFriend

30 Activities report

31 Project Check List

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GenerationCelebrationisa4-Hprojectdesignedtohelpyoungpeopleandolderadultsenjoyandlearnfromeachother.

Therearemanyreasonstospendtimewitholderpeople.Theyhaveexperiencestoshareandcanteachushowtoenjoylifeanddealwithdifficulttimes.Olderadultsmayhavemoretimetolistenandtosharetheirtalents,too.

Thisprojecthassixsessions.Eachses-sionincludesseveralactivitiestodobyyourself,withagroupofyoungpeople,oragroupofyouthsandsenioradultstogether.One-to-one“FunwithMyFriend”activitiesareforyouandyour

introduction

specialfriend,thoughotheradultsmaybeinvolved.

Inthisproject,youwill:

1. Discoveryourattitudestowardaging.

2. Learnhowthemediaaffectyour attitudes.

3. Spendtimewithanolderperson.

4. Experiencehowagingaffectsthe senses.

5. Becomesensitivetotheneedsof others.

6. Widenyourcircleoffriends.

TocompleteGenerationCelebration,carryouttheactivitiesinthisguideandenjoyplanninggroupmeetingswithyourleader.

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session 1: Our Attitudes Toward Aging

introduction

OneoutofeveryeightAmericansisover65yearsold.Researchshowsthatolderadultsareoneofthefastest-grow-inggroupsinourcountry.Itisimpor-tantthatweexamineourattitudestowardolderpeople.Why?Becausethemoreopen-mindedyouareaboutolderpeople,themorefunyouwillhavebeingwiththem.Youwillalsolearnthatthereareallkindsofolderpeople,justlikethereareallkindsofyoungpeople!

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Activity 1: How do We View Older Adults?

Readthefollowingstatementsandchecktheboxesthatbestdescribethewayyoufeelaboutagingandolderpeople.Don’tworry,therearenorightorwronganswerstothisactivity.

Strongly Strongly Statements Agree Agree Not Sure Disagree Disagree

1. I’dliketoknowmoreolderpeople.

2. Iusuallytrytohelpolderpeoplewhoaskforhelp.

3. Beingwitholderpeoplecanteachyoualot.

4. Olderpeopleshouldprettymuchstaywithotherstheirownage.

5. Olderpeoplesometimeshaveinterestingthingstotellme.

6. TheolderpeopleIknowdon’thaveasenseofhumor.

7. Olderpeoplemovetooslowly.

8. Olderpeoplearenotallthesame—theyareindividuals.

9. Olderpeoplearetoofrailtohandlesmallchildren.

10. Olderpeopledon’tunderstandyoungpeoplelikeme.

11. Youreallydon’tstartaginguntilyouare40yearsold.

12. Youngpeopledon’tcareabouttherealneedsofolderpeople.

13. Olderpeoplealwaysworryaboutotherpeople’sbusiness.

14. Olderpeoplealwaystalkabouttheirachesandpains.

15. Iwishthereweremoretelevisionprogramsaboutaging.

16. Ihardlyknowanyolderpeopleenoughtojudgethem.

17. Olderpeoplehavemorewisdomthanyoungerpeople.

Ifyouwanttogivemoreinformationaboutananswer,adda“personaltouch.”

Ianswered____forquestion____because

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Activity 2: What does “Old” Mean?

Wehaveattitudesabouteverything—fromthefoodweeattotheclotheswewear.Eachofushasadifferentideaofwhatitmeanstobe“old.”Butwhatdoes“old”mean?Answerthefollowingques-tionsbycircling“T”fortrueand“F”forfalse.

1. Mostolderpeople(over65years old)haveabadmemory.

T F

2. Mostolderpeoplefeelmiserable allthetime.

T F

3. Physicalstrengthalwaysweakens inoldage.

T F

4. Atleastone-halfoftheagedlive innursinghomes.

T F

5. Mostolderpeoplearesetintheir waysandcannotchange.

T F

6. Thereactiontimeofayounger personisfasterthanthatofan olderperson.

T F

7. Ingeneral,mostolderpeopleare prettymuchalike.

T F

8. Themajorityofolderpeopleare seldomirritatedorangry.

T F

Answers

1.False Researchshowslittleornodeclinein short-termmemorywithage.Fewer than10percentofsenioradultshave troublewithlong-termmemory.

2.False Anationalsurveyfoundthatfewer thanone-fourthoftheolderpeople surveyedreported,“Thisisthedrea- riesttimeofmylife.”Mostsaid, “IamjustashappyaswhenIwas younger.”

3.TrueMuscularstrengthdeclinesfrom15to46percentbetweenyoungadulthoodandoldage.

4.FalseIn1997,only4percentofthoseover65yearsoldwerelivinginnursinghomes.

5.FalseDespiteevidencethatolderpeoplebe-comemorestableintheirattitudes,theyadapttosuchbigchangesasretirement,childrenleavinghome,thedeathofahusbandorwife,leavingtheirownhomes,andseriousillness.Politicalandsocialattitudestendtochangewiththoseoftherestofsociety,butmoreslowly.

6.TrueOlderadultshaveaslowerreactiontimewhendoingsometypesofactivi-ties.

7.FalseJustlikeallkidsarenotthesame,therearemanydifferencesamongolderpeople.Therearerichandpoor,healthyandsick,happyandsad,andthoseofhighandlowintelligence.

8.TrueInonestudy,overone-halfofolderadultssaidtheyareneverorhardlyeverirritated.

Wereyousurprisedattheseanswers?Actually,Americansarelivinglongerandmaintainingtheirhealthbet-terthaneverbefore.Lifeexpectancydependsonhealth,genetics,andsur-roundings.Throughhealthydiet,exercise,andactivelifestyles,wecanpreserveandevenenhanceourhealthandsenseofwell-beingasweage.

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Activity 3: Jumping to Conclusions

Wetendtostereotypepeoplewhenwejumptoconclusionsbecauseofsomecharacteristicaboutthem—forexample,theirsize,whethertheyhaveglasses,theirhaircolor,oreventheirage.Weoftendrawtheseconclusionsevenbeforewegettoknowthem!

Eachofthefollowingstatementsexpressesastereotypeaboutagroupofpeopleonlydefinedas“they.”Decidewhetheryouthinkayoungerpersonistalkingaboutanolderpersonoranolderpersonistalkingaboutyoungpeople,andwhy.

Whichstatementsrepresentcommonstereotypesofyoungpeople?Ofolderpeople?Ofboth?

1. Theyalwayssticktogetherandkeeptheirdistancefromotheragegroups.

2. Ihatethewaytheydrive.Theyareallovertheroad.

3. Theyalwaystakeandnevergive.Theythinktheyowntheworld.

4. Theyhavesomanyopinions.Theythinktheyknowitall.

5. Theyareneversatisfied,andthey’realwayscomplainingaboutsome-thing.

6. Don’thirethem,youcan’tdependonthem.

7. Don’ttheyhaveanythingbettertodothanhangaroundtheparksandshoppingmalls?

8. Whyaretheyalwayssoforgetful?

9. IwishIhadasmuchfreedomastheyhave.

10. Whydon’ttheyacttheirage?

Whatdidyoulearninthisactivity?

Sometimespeoplehavedifferentperspec-tivesthatcausethemtothink,act,andrelatedifferentlythanotherpeople.Somearebasedonpastexperiences.Gettoknowmoreaboutyourolderadultfriendsandhelpthemlearnmoreaboutyou!Introduceyourself.Sharesomethingyouaredoinginschool,ahobby,photos,orasmallgiftthatyouthinktheymightenjoy.Letthemaskyouquestionsandsharetheirinterests,too.

Togettheconversationgoing,usethe“GettingtoKnowYou”cardsfoundonthenextpage.Taketurnspickingupcardsandaskingquestionsofeachother.Ifsomeonedoesn’twanttoansweraques-tion,that’sfine—justgoontothenextquestionornextcard.

Fun with My Friend: “Getting to Know You” Card Game

Thisgamecanalsobeplayedwitheachpersonansweringthesamequestionstheyask.Thiswillhelpyourolderfriendgettoknowyouandfeelmorecomfortabletalkingtoyou.

Afteryourvisit,askyourselfhowlifehasbeenthesameforbothyouandyourolderfriend.Howhasyourlifebeendif-ferent?

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About School

■ Whatsubjectsdidyoulikethemost?

■ Whatweresomeoftheschoolrules?

■ Didyouhavehomework?

■ Whatwasyourschooldaylike?

About Family

■ Howmanyareinyourfamily?

■ Wherewereyouinthefamily(oldest,

youngest)?

■ Didyoustayinoneplaceormovearound?

■ Whatdidyoulikemostaboutyourfamily?

About Growing Up

■ Whatwasitlikewhenyouwereyounger?

■ Didyouhaveanyproblems?

■ Howdidyousolvethem?

■ Whatisyourfavoritechildhoodmemory?

Recreation

■ Whatdidpeopledoforfunwhenyouwere

growingup?

■ Whatdidyoudoasafamily?

■ Didyouhavehobbies?

■ Didyoucollectanything?

Clothes

■ Whatisyourfavoritecolor?

■ Haveyoueverwornahat?

■ Whatdidpeopleweartoschool?To

church?

■ Whatisinfashion?

■ MayIseeapictureofyouwhenyouwere

growingup?

If You Had a Million Dollars:

■ Howwouldyouspendit?

■ Howwouldyourlifechange?

Food

■ Whatisyourfavoritefood?

■ Describehowittastes.

■ Whatwasthefirstfoodyoulearnedtocook?

Candy

■ Whatisyourfavoritecandy?

■ Describehowittastes.

■ Howdoyourteethfeelaftereatingalotofit?

Travel

■ Wherehaveyoutraveled?

■ Wherewouldyouliketotravelandwhy?

Pets

■ Doyouhaveanypets?Whataretheir

names?

■ Whatisyourfavoritekindofpetandwhy?

■ Doyouthinkpeoplelookliketheirpets?

Wild Card: Question of Your Choice

■ Askanyquestionyoulike.

■ (Remember,theotherpersondoesnothave

toanswer!)

Music

■ Whatisyourfavoritekindofmusic?

■ Whatisyourfavoritesong?

■ Howdoyoufeellisteningtoyourfavorite

music?

Hiking

■ Haveyouevergonehiking?

■ Ifyes,wheredidyougoandhowdidyoufeel

aboutit?

■ Wherewouldyouliketogohiking?

Dancing

■ Doyouliketodance?

■ Whatdancesdoyouknow?

■ Which,ifany,danceswouldyouliketolearn?

Holidays

■ Whatisyourfavoriteholiday?

■ Whatotherspecialdaysdoyoucelebrate?

Humor

■ Tellajoke,ariddle,orafunnystory.

Good Health

■ Whatis“goodhealth”?

■ Whatarethreethingspeoplecandoto

improvetheirhealth?

Reverse Wild Card

■ Askyourpartneraquestiontheywould

mostlikeyoutoaskthem.

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Withthehelpofyourlibrarian,findthreeormorebooksaboutyouthandolderadultstogetherandreadthem.Therearedozensofyoungchildren’sbooksthatareonly10to20pageslong.Youmaybeabletolistentosomeofthesebooksontape.Ifyouwanttoreadalongerbook,tryDisguisedbyPatMooreorTuesdays with MorriebyMitchAlbom.Somesuggestedbooksarelistedintheleader’sguide.

ThesearethebooksIread:

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WhatIlearned:

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Alternate Activity: stories about Youth and Older Adults

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session 2: Aging and the Media

introduction

ThougholderAmericansarehealthierandmoreactivethaneverbefore,thereseemtobemanystereotypesaboutoldage.Sometimesourattitudesareinfluencedbytelevision,bybirthdaycardsmeanttobehumorous,andbylivinginasocietywhichprizesayouthfulappearance.But

negativefeelingsoftenrobolderpeopleoftheiruniqueness.Whenwetellsomeoneto“acttheirage,”welimittheirbehavior.Thinkaboutthenamespeopleusetodescribeolderpeople.Aretheyreallytrue?

Whileyouareonabusystreet,noticebotholderandyoungerpeople.Howaretheyalike?Howaretheydifferent?

Doyourfeelingsaboutpeoplechangewhenyougettoknowthem?Canyouthinkofatimewhensomeonelabeledyoubycallingyounames?Howdoesitfeeltobelabeled?

Isitfairtobecalledanamewhensome-onedoesn’treallyknowyou?Ofcoursenot!Theonlyfairstatementaboutolderpeopleisthatthey’velivedlonger!

Chooseoneormoreofthefollowingactivitiestohelpyoulearnmore

abouthowolderpeo-pleareportrayedin

themedia.

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Activity 1: spotlight on You

Manyofourattitudestowardagingareformedbywhatwesee,hear,andreadinthemedia(television,radio,theInternet,andnewspapers).Takethischancetoevaluateyourfeelingsaboutthewaythemediaportrayolderpeople.Readthestatementsbelowandchecktheboxesthatbestdescribeyourattitudes.Discussyouranswerswiththegroup.

Strongly Strongly Statements Agree Agree Not Sure Disagree Disagree

1. Wedon’tseeenoughonTVaboutolderpeople.

2. TherearetoomanystoriesaboutolderpeopleonTVnews.

3. Olderpeopleareanimportantpartofafamily.

4. Olderpeoplewouldratherlookatadsofyoungermodels.

5. Oldermodelsshouldbeusedtoadvertiseproductseveryoneuses.

6. Olderactorsdon’thaveenoughenergytostarinfilmroles.

7. Televisionprogramsusuallymakefunofolderpeople.

8. Magazinestoriesaboutolderpeopleareboring.

9. Olderpeoplehaverewardinglivesoftheirown.

10. Theelderlyaren’tinterestedinnewsstoriesabouttoday’sworld.

11. Agingfilmstarsshouldbeallowedtoplaymanydifferentroles.

12. Oldermodelscanbeaselegantasyoungermodels.

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Publication Watch

Lookatavarietyofnewspapersandmaga-zines,thenfillintheblanks.Ifyoudon’tgetmanypapersormagazinesathome,checkoutcopiesatyourcommunityorschoollibrary.Thendiscusswhateffectmediacoveragehasonyourattitudestowardolderpeople.

Listthenewspaper(s)andmagazine(s)youread:

Ireadatotalof______storiesandarticlesaboutolderpeople.

Thetopicsofthesearticlesincluded:

Answerthefollowingquestions:

Olderpeopleweretreatedfairly(orun-fairly)inmostofthesearticlesbecause:

Howdiditseemtobeanolderadult?

Theimageofolderpeoplewas:

Television Watch

Lookinyourtelevisionlistingsandwatchtelevisiontoanswerthefollowingques-tions.

Whattelevisionprogramshaveolderpeopleinthem?

Thepartstheyplayedintheseshowswere:

Activity 2: Media Watch

Theproblemsfacedbytheseolderpeopleincluded:

Thesituationsweretrue(oruntrue)tolifebecause:

Thesituationswerefair(orunfair)toolderpeoplebecause:

Howdidthepartsplayedbyyoungerpeopleontheshowcomparetothoseplayedbyolderpeople?

Doyouthinkthattelevisiontreatsolderpeoplefairly?

Doyouthinkthattelevisiongivesolderpeoplemoreattentionthanothergroups?

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Watchtelevisionforatleastonehourandkeepatallyofthenumberoftelevisioncommercialsthathaveolderadultsinthem.Thenreadamagazineandkeepatallyofthenumberofadvertisementsthathaveolderadultsinthem.

Recordwhatyoufound:

Iobservedatotalof____televisioncom-mercialsand____magazineadvertise-mentsandfound____oftheadshadanolderpersoninthem.

Activity 3: Advertising Watch

Thenanswerthefollowingquestions:

Ifeeltheolderpeopleweretreatedfairly(orunfairly)intheseadsbecause:

Thesituationsshownintheadsseemedtrue(oruntrue)tolifebecause:

Theadvertisementsshowedmetheimageofolderpeopleas:

Advertisementsshouldshowmore(orfewer)olderpeoplebecause:

Attach an advertisement or article about an older person here:

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Spendsometimewithyourfriendthisweekanddosomefunthingstogether.Talkwithyourfriendbeforeyoumeetandfindoutwhatyourfriendwouldliketodo.Planondoingsomethingfunateveryoneofyourvisits.Afteryourvisit,recordwhatyoudidintherecordsheetatthebackofthisprojectbook.Thesuggestionsbelowarejustafewfunthingsyoucoulddotogether:

■ Singsongswithyourfriend.

■ Takeashortwalkwithyourfriendandenjoytheexercise,thesun,andthewind.

■ Bakecookiesorbreadtogether.

■ Takeatriptothelibraryorbookmo-bileandchoosebooksormagazinestoreadtogether.

■ Gofishingwithyourfriend.

■ Shareyourfavoritehobbies.Ifyoudon’thaveahobby,maybeyoucandevelopandshareahobbytogether.

■ Organizeashow-and-tellsession.Forexample,showyourfriendpicturesofyourfamilyandtellalittlebitabouteachperson.Asktoseepicturesofyourfriend’sfamilyandtalkaboutthem.

■ Inviteyourfriendtoyourhomeforafamilymeal.Yourfriendmayneedaride,socheckwithfamilymembersbeforemakingtheinvitation.

■ Makeplanstoseeaplay,attendaconcert,orgotoafairtogether.

Alternate Activity: More Media Watch

FindoutwhichTVprogramsyourolderadultfriendlikestowatchandwhy.

WatchafavoriteTVprogramtogether.

Doestheprogramcontainadvertisementsorsituationsthatincludeolderadults?

Shareyourideasabouthowolderpeopleareshownontelevisioninbothshowsandadvertisements.Dotheshowsfocusonolderadultshavingvaluabletraitsandskills?

Afteryourvisit,recordwhatyoudidandwhatyoulearnedinthebackofthisprojectbook.

Fun with My Friend: sharing Fun Together

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introduction

Understandingolderpeoplerequiresthatyouunderstandtheagingprocess.Peoplegrowolderfromthemomentoftheirbirth.Thismeansthateachofusisalwaysgrowingolder.

Allpartsofthebodyseemtobeaffectedbyaging.Someveryobviousexamplesaregrayinghairandwrinklingskin.Peoplewearbifocalsorreadinglensesbecausetheycannotseeaswellastheywouldlike.Theymayuseahearingaidtohelpthemhearbetter,orseasontheirfoodmoresothatittastesbettertothem.

session 3: What about the senses?

Thoughsomeolderpeoplemaynotbeabletoseeorhearaswellortomoveasquicklyasyoungerpeople,theycanstillenjoylife!

Justbecausesomeoneisolder,donotassumethattheyhaveanyoftheseproblems.Manyolderpeoplehavegoodhearing,taste,andsmell,orhavedevel-opedwaysthathelpthemcope.

Thefollowingactivitiescanhelpyouunderstandwhatitisliketonothearorseesoclearly,ortonotmovesoeasily.Theseexercisesareintendedtohelpyouunderstandhowitfeelstolivewithalossofphysicalability.

Decreasedvision

Smearpetroleumjellyontheoutsidelenses(thesideawayfromtheeyes)ofsomeoldsunglasses.Afewminutesoflookingthroughtheglasseswillprob-ablybeenoughtimetohelpyoufullyunderstandhowitfeelstolosesomesight.Howdoyoufeelaboutthisexperimentinlosingsomedegreeofeyesight?

Decreasedhearing

Placeearplugsorcottonballsinyourearstosimulatealossofhearing,oruseearmuffsorheadphonestodothesame.Haveyourfriendstalknormallyandtrytoholdaconversationwiththem.Listyourfeelingsaboutthisexperimentinhearingloss:

Activity 1: How Aging Affects Our senses

DecreasedTouch

Wearsurgicalglovesorplacetapelooselyaroundtheendsofyourfingerstoimitatethelossoftouch.Thentouchfabricsandotheritemsaroundyou.Trytofeelthewarmthofyourownskin.Describeyourfeelingsaboutthisexperimentwithlossoftouch:

DecreasedTaste

Eatsaltlesscrackersordrinkweaklemon-adetofindoutwhatit’sliketohavelessabilitytotastefood.Youalsocouldmakeyourowntastelesscookieswiththefol-lowingrecipe:

TastelessCookies

Sift1cupflourand1/4teaspoonbakingpowder.Pourintoabowl.Blendin1/4cupshortening.Add1egg.Coverandrefrigerate1hour.Rollintosmallballsandpressflatwithaforkdippedinflour.Bakeat400degreesFahrenheitfor6–8minutes.Makes20cookiesabout1inchindiameter.

Listyourfeelingsaboutyourexperiencewithdecreasedtaste:

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Isagingademeaningprocess?Isitatimeoflifewhenyoureallyneedthehelpandunderstandingofyourfriends,family,andcommunity?Orisitachancetomakeanewbeginningbyaccomplishingsome-thingyoualwayswantedtodo,butneverhadthetime?Isitboth?Afteryouhavereadthethreecasestudiesbelow,answerthequestionsthatfollow.

view1:In“theNursinghome”

Sincethedeathofhiswife,CarlBorden,aretiredaccountant,spenthisdaysathomewiththeblindsdrawnandtheTVoninanotherroom.Hisnightswerespentlis-teningtotalkshowsontheradioorgoingthroughhiscollectionoffamilysnapshots.

Afterbeinghospitalizedforaninjurycausedbyafall,Carlwaspersuadedtosellhishomeandmoveintoanursinghome,wherehecouldhavesomeonecareforhim.Nowhewaitsinthelobbywiththeotheragingresidentsforaweeklyvisitfromhisfamily.Hedoesn’tevenwatchtelevisionanymore.

view2:ALittlehelpfromMyFriends

MadgeParsonsistheenergetictype.Aftermovinginwithherson’sfamily,shekeptbusywithhouseworkandthekids.Butwhenherdaughter-in-lawlostherjobasateacher,Madgefoundshewasjustget-tingintheway.Shewantedtomoveintoaplaceofherown,butherfamilyhadanotheridea.

Aday-carecenterfortheagingwasbeingsetupintown.Itwastobeaplacewhereolderpeoplecouldsocializeandlearnnewskills.Madgeagreedtogiveitatry.Shediscoveredthatsheenjoyedgettingoutofthehouseandbeingwithpeopleherownage.Shelikedhelpingolder,lesscapablepeopleenjoythemselves.Bestofall,whenMadgereturnedhomeatnight,herfamilywasinterestedinherexperiences.

TodayMadgefeelsgoodaboutherlifeandherself.“Thanks,”sheisquicktoadd“toalittlehelpfrommyfriends.”

view3:AFifty-YearLove

BenOphul’s“firstlove”washiscar.Hecouldfixanythingonfourwheels,butheregardedhisinterestinmechanicsasahobbythathadtotakesecondplacetohisjob.

Afterheretired,Bentriedtointeresthimselfintravel,fishing,andcrafts,butnothinggavehimasmuchpleasureasworkingoncars.Heappliedforajobinalocalgarage—moreforsomethingtodothanforthemoney.WhenthegarageownertoldBenhedidn’tneedanewem-ployee,Bengotsodepressedhewouldn’tleavehome.

Aweeklater,toBen’ssurprise,thegarageownercalledbacktotellBenaboutachancetoteachmechanicstolocalteenag-ers.Atfirst,Benwastooproudtotakeavolunteerjob,buthiswifeinsistedhegiveitatry.Withinamonth,therewereadozenstudentsinBen’smechanicsclass.

Questions

Basedonyourunderstandingofthethreecasehistoriesyoujustread,whatconclu-sioncanyoucometoaboutaging?

Answerthefollowingquestions:

1. Whatdothepeopleineachsituation haveincommon?

2. Doeachofthepeoplehavedifferent needs?Ifso,whatarethey?

3. Doyouknowanyoneinanyofthese situations?Explain.

4. Howwereoneormoreofthesepeople helpedbyfamily,friends,orunder- standingmembersofthecommunity?

5. Ifyouknewanolderpersonina situationlikeanyofthesedescribed, whatwouldyoudo?

6. Ifyouwereinasituationlikeanyof thesedescribed,whatwouldyoutryto do?

Alternate Activity: Three Views of Aging

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Becauseofapossiblelossinmobilityorsensoryacuteness,yourolderfriendmayhavedifficultydoingcertainthingswithoutassistance.Twoofthebestgiftsyoucangivearetimeandeffortspentonthingsyourolderfriendcannolongerdoalone.Trytofindonethingtodothisweekwithyourolderfriend,orhaveyourolderfriendchooseonefromthislist.Recordyouractivityonthelastpageofthisguide.

■ Readwithyourfriend.

■ Writeorrecordlettersandmailthem.

■ Gogroceryshopping.

■ Doyardwork.

■ Chopandstackwood.

■ Prepareasnackormeal.

■ Helpcleanupthehouseordothedishes.

■ Callormailcheerycardsbetweenvisits.

■ Givesometimeorenergytohelpyourfriendinanotherspecialway.

Fun with My Friend Follow-up Activity: Coping with Challenges

Visitanoccupationaltherapistorreviewcatalogsandvisitdrugstoresfortoolsthathelpolderpeopleremainactiveandindependent.Tryoutoneormoreofthetools,suchasawide-gripbottleopenerorapotatoholder.Howdotheywork?

Youmaywishtomakeausefulgiftforyourolderfriend.AnexcellentresourceisEasy Things to Make to Make Things EasybyDoreenGreenstein(BrooklineBooks,1997).Basic4-Hwoodworking,sewing,andotherprojectsmayalsocontainpat-ternsforusefulitems.Itemsmaybemadeasanindividual,agroup,orwithyourspecialolderfriend.

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session 4: storytelling

introduction

Storiesareavaluablepartofculture.TheChippewa-CreeIndiansofSaskatchewan,Canada,havetheirownresidentstorytell-er,referredtoasthe“keeperofthetalkingsticks.”Hisjobistotellthestoriesofhiscultureandeducatethenewergenera-tion.Thevalueofthisspokenhistoryofhispeopleissoimportantthathedoesnotallowanyonetorecordhisstories.Hebelievesthatthe“magic”orpowerofthestoryislostwhenitisrecorded.

Storytellingmightbe“magical”foryouandyourolderfriend.Youcangettoknoweachotherbetterbycollectingan“oralautobiography.”Youandyourfriendcantaketurnsinterviewingeachother.Anotebookandpen(oraportabletaperecorderandcassettes)andsomequestionstostarttheinterviewareallyouneed.

Ifyoudecidetotapeyourstory,makesureitisokaywithyourspecialfriendandpracticewithyourgrouporfamilybeforeyoustart.Readthefollowingtipsonrecordingandtryoneormoreoftheac-tivitiessuggested.Also,practiceposingthequestionsyouwillaskyourolderfriend.Averygoodwaytodothisistotryinter-viewingoneofyourgrandparentsorevenyourgreat-grandparents.Samplequestionsareinthe“FunwithMyFriend”sectiononpages20–21.Insomecases,yourolderfriendmayfeeluncomfortableaboutbe-ingrecorded.Ifso,trytorememberwhatwassaidasaccuratelyaspossible.

4Tips on recording

1. Ifyoucanfindone,trytouseataperecorderwithaseparateexternal microphone.Manyrecorderswithabuilt-inmicrophonepickupthe “hum”oftherecorder’smotor.(Buteventhe“hum”won’tpreventyoufromdoingagreatinterview!)

2. Testtheperson’svoiceleveland closenesstothemicrophonesoyoucanpositionitandnothavetoworryaboutitduringtherecording.

3. Haveplentyofcassettetapesandextrabatteries.Youmightneedanextensioncordandanadapter.

4. Avoidroomswithtickingclocks,hummingrefrigeratormotors,aTVoraradioplayingnearby,constanttalking,orbackgroundtrafficnoises.

5. Givevisualencouragement—anodofthehead,forexample—asopposedtothe“uh-huh”youmightusuallyuse.Also,avoid“jumpingin”withanotherquestionorremarkbeforeyourfriendhasfinishedhisorherthought.

6. Don’tbeafraidtoaskquestionsnotonyourlistifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutsomethingyourfriendsaid.

7. Labelyourtapeswithtopics,thedate,yourname,andyourfriend’sname.

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Chooseoneormoreactivitiestopracticeinyourgroupbeforeyouinterviewyourolderfriend.

A.StoryCircle

Onepersonbeginsbyselectingatopicorsubjecttoguideamake-believestory.Thispersonstopsafterafewsentencesandthenextpersonpicksupthestoryandcontin-uesforawhileandthenstops.Thenextpersonaddstoit,andsoonuntilthetalecomestoafinishorthegroupbecomestired.

B.StorySong

Findandlearnsongsthattellastory,orlistentoarecordwithastorysongonit,thenre-tellthestory.

C.happenings

Onseparateslipsofpaper,writestate-mentslike:thefunniestthingthateverhappenedtome,themostembarrassing,theweirdest,andthescariest.Eachpersondrawsaslipofpaperandtakesafewmin-utestothinkofdetailsofastoryforthestatementheorshehasdrawn.Inturn,eachpersontellsthegroupashortstoryabouttheincident.Herearemoreideas:

■ AtimewhenIwaswarm

■ Somethingsour

■ Firstdayofschool

■ Aspecialplace

■ AgiftIreceived

■ ThemostimportantthingIhavelearnedinmylife

■ Anembarrassingsituationinmylife

■ Gettinglostandbeingfound

■ Beinginakitchen

■ Aproudmomentinmylife

■ Beingonatrainorairplaneforthefirsttime

■ Myfirstmemoriesof(astoryofasfarbackasIcanremember)

Fun with My Friend: storytelling

Beforeyouvisit,askifyourolderfriendwouldliketoprovidealifestoryontape.Ifso,learnhowtouseataperecorderandpracticeaskingtheinterviewquestionsbelow.Ifnot,chooseoneormoreoftheabovepracticeactivitiestostimulatecon-versation,anddon’tworryabouttapingthesession.

Personalhistories

Haveastorytellingsessionwithyourolderfriend!Thefollowingquestionswillhelpyougetstarted.Youmaywanttothinkupafewmorequestionsespeciallysuitedtoyourolderfriend.Yourolderfriendshouldaskyouquestions,too.Youmightwanttotaketurnsaskingeachotherques-tions.

Breaking the Ice: Askifyourolderfriendwouldliketoprovideapersonalhistoryontape,andexplainhowitwillbeusedinyourproject.Totestyourrecorderandstarttheconversation,spendafewmin-utesrecordinganotherpracticeexercise.Runthetapebackandallowyourfriendtolisten.Thenasktheolderpersontotalkabouttheirhistory,andaskquestionswhentheyneedacue.Belowaresomequestionsyoumightwanttoask.Re-member,yourfriendmightchoosenottoansweraquestion.Inthatcase,goontothenextone.

Tomakeitinteresting,youcanhaveyourolderfriendaskyouthesamequestions!Playbackabitofthetape.

Thesearesamplequestions.Don’tfeelyouhavetoaskeveryone.Whenyouarefinished,makeanextratapeandsendatapeorasummarytoyourfriendsotheycanrememberyourvisit!

SomeStorytellingQuestionsforOlderAdultstoAskYoungPeople

■ Whatisyourfavoritesubjectinschool?

■ Whoisyourbestfriend?Whataresomefunthingsyoudotogether?

Activity 1: storytelling ideas

■ SomethingImadewithmyhands

■ AstoryItoldinmychildhood

■ Astorythattookplaceoutdoors

■ AstoryaboutsomethingthatIwishedhadhappened

D.historyTales

Interviewamemberofyourgroupandrecordastoryabouthisorherlifeuptothepresent.Askquestionslike,wherewereyoubornandinhowmanydifferentplaceshaveyoulived.

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■ Whatdoyouliketododuringthesummers?

■ Whatisthefunniestthingthateverhappenedtoyou?

■ Whatisyourfavoritegame?Why?

■ Whatisyourfavoritepartofthe house?Why?

■ Doyoulikeanimals?Doyouhaveanypets?Ifyes,tellmeastoryaboutyouandyourpet.

■ Whatisyourfavoriteholiday?Why?

■ Whatotherspecialdaysdoyou celebrate?

■ Whatisthefirstdayofschoollike?

■ Whatpersondoyouadmire?

SomeQuestionstoAskYourOlderFriend

Remembertoaskonlythequestionsyouthinkmightbewelcomedbytheolderfriend,andstopwhentheconversationdwindles.

■ Whenyouweremyage(_____yearsold),whatwasyourfavoritetoy,pet,andgame?

■ Howdidyoumeetyourwifeor husband?

■ Whatwasyourweddinglike?

■ WhatwasitliketoliveduringtheGreatDepressionorWorldWarII(orotherconflict)?

■ Whatcountry(orstate)didyourfam-ilycomefromoriginally?

■ Doyouhaveafavoritefamilysayingthathasastoryconnectedwithit?Tellmeaboutit.

■ Whatwasthefunniestthingthateverhappenedtoyou?

■ Doyourememberanymembersofyourfamilywhowerereal“characters”?

■ Whatisafavoritefoodofyours?

■ Ifyoucouldpassonethoughtorideaontothenextgeneration,whatwoulditbe?

Follow-up Activity: story report

Afteryourvisit,filloutasummaryofyourfavoritestory,astoldbyyourfriend.

Reportedhereby

(yourname)

Alternate interviewing Activity

Youcanalsoconducttheinterviewwithyourolderfriendasakindofconversationabouthowthingshavechangedsinceheorshewasachild.Herearesomeexam-plesofthingsthatmayhavechangedthatcanhelpguidethisconversation.

1.SchoolHasschoolchanged?Inwhatways?Whatabouthomeworkresponsibilities?

2. FamilyArefamiliesdifferenttoday?Didyougrowupwithbrothersandsisters?Whatthingsdidyoudotogether?

3. RecreationWhatdidpeopledoforfun?Dopeoplehavefuntodayinthesamewaysthattheyusedto?

4. FashionWhatdidpeoplewearandhowdidtheylook?Dopeopledressanydifferentlynowthantheyusedto?Inwhatways?

5. ChildhoodWhatisdifferentaboutgrowinguptodaythan30to70yearsago?

6. ReligionHowisgoingtoservicesdifferentfromthepast?Howisitthesame?

7. OtherTopicsYoucanchooseyourowntopictowriteaboutaslongasyoucomparethepasttothepresent.

Tohelpyouinwritingyourreports,speaktofamilymembers,yourlocallibrarian,andotherswhoshouldbeabletoprovideyouwithlocalhistoricalinformation.

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introduction

Therearealotofwaystomakeyourvisitswithyourolderfriendmorefunandrelax-ing.Thefollowingsuggestionsmayhelpyouduringyourvisits.

session 5: Making Visits Count

Prepare to Visit a Nursing Home

Thefriendthatyouhavebeenvisitingmaybelivingathomeorinalong-termcarefacility.Olderpeoplewholiveinanursinghomecanfeelcutofffromtheirfamilyandyoungpeople.Youcanmakeaworldofdifferencetothem!Therearemanycreativewaystomakeyourvisitsmemorable.Happymemoriesareimpor-tantforallofus.

■ Thenumberofvisitsmaybeless importantthanthequalityofvisits,thoughtheolderpersonmayenjoyfrequentorregularvisits.Callthefacilitybeforemakingavisit.

■ Ifthispersonworkedhardallofhisorherlife,livinginthepresentsituationwithalotoffreetimemaybeespe-ciallydifficult.Ifyouhearcomplaints,theymayreflectasenseofloss.

■ Manyolderpeoplehavestrictdiets.Alwayscheckwiththenursebeforegivinganyolderpersonsfood.

■ Whenthepeopleyouvisitneedtotalk,givethemyourfullattention.Trytodiscoverwhattheyarefeelingastheytalk.

■ Don’tmakepromisesyoucannotkeep.Also,ifyoumustchangethetimeofavisit,callorwriteinadvancetoexplainandarrangeanothertime.

■ Bepositiveinyourattitude.Youroutlookiscontagiousandwillhelptheresidenttakeapositiveapproachtodailylife.

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Whenyouvisit,thinkofwaystostimulateeachoftheresident’sfivesenses.Indoingsoyoucanhelpthepersonstaytunedintotheworldandenjoypleasuresthatenrichthelivesofallhumanbeings.Activitiesthatuseoursensescanalsobealotoffun!Onceyoupickanactivity,practicesharingitwithyourgrouporfamilybeforevisit-ingyourolderfriend.

Fortheseactivities,makesuretositatthesamelevelwhereyoucanbeeasilyseenandmaintaingoodeyecontact.

1. sight and Coordination

Thefollowingisalistofthingsyoucanshow,playwith,ormakewithyourolderfriend.

■ Photoalbums/photos

discussion starters

Gettingaconversationstarteddoesnotneedtobedifficult.Herearesomesugges-tionstostimulateconversation.

■ Doasmallprojecttogetherandtalkaboutitasyouwork.Herearesomepossibleprojects:assembleaphotoalbum,doacraftprojecttogether,helpthemwritealettertoafriendorfamilymember,arrangeflowers,makebread,workonapuzzle,orwriteanarticleforthenursinghomenewsletter.(Theseactivitiesshouldbeworkedoutwithyourgroupleaderbeforethenursinghomevisit.)

■ Asktheresidentabouttheirinterestsandskills.Youmightaskthemhowtheydosomethingthatinterestsyou.

■ Askthequestionslistedinthesection“FunwithMyFriend:Storytelling”inSession4.

■ Followuponpersonalinterestsandideas.Olderpeopleappreciatetheopportunitytorecalleventsintheirlivesandtotalkaboutthem.Listencarefully,evenifyouhaveheardsomeofthestoriesbefore.Rememberinghelpsolderpeoplefindadditionalmeaningintheirlives.Alsoaskabouttheiropinionsofcurrenteventsaswellastheirhopesforthefuture.

Activity 1: stimulate the senses

■ Aterrarium

■ Acolorfultoy,flowers,oracard

■ Alargecalendarwithpictures

■ Bookswithcolorfulpictures

■ Boardgames

■ Plants

■ Needleworksupplies

■ Videogames

■ Seasonaldoordecorations

■ Paintingsfromthelocallibrary

■ Drawings

■ Oldnewspaperclippings

■ Picturesoflocalhistory

■ Achurchdirectorywithmembers’pictures

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3. Touch

Hereisalistofthingswhichyoucoulddowithyourfriend:

■ Initiatehugs,handshakes,orholdtheperson’shand.Weallneedtogiveandreceivelove.

■ Havethepersonhandlecraftitemssuchaswood,fabric,clay,rocks,orcoins.

■ Doapuzzleorgametogether.

■ Plantawindowgardentogether.

■ Makedecorationsforaparty.

■ Takeseasonalandnaturalobjectstoholdordisplay,likepinecones,acorns,leaves,flowers,asnowball,orfeathers.

4. Taste and smell

Thereseemstobeadecreaseintheabilitytotasteandsmellafterage70.Byprovid-ingarangeoftextures,flavors,andsmells,youcanarousetheappetiteandhelpanolderpersoncontinuetoexperiencetheworldthroughsensesheorshehasen-joyedsincebirth.Pleasantmemoriesmayalsoberecalledthroughtheseexperiences.

Checkonpersonalpreferenceandnursinghomerestrictionsifyouwanttotakefoodtoyourolderfriend.

Hereareideasofthingsyoucandotostimulatesmellandtaste:

■ Arrangeforasnackwithavarietyoftextures,flavors,andtemperatures.

■ Talkaboutafavoritemealorakitchendisastertheyknowabout.

■ Eatsomemealstogethertostimulatehisorherappetite;gooutforlunchorapicnic.

■ Takeanarrangementofcolorful flowersorcreateone.

■ Givepaperorfabricsachetsoffragrantfloralscentsandpine.

2. Hearing

Speakclearly,slowly,andstrongly—butdon’tshout.Keepthepitchofyourvoiceasdeepaspossible,becausehigherfrequenciescanbehardertohear.Whenpossible,visitwherethereisaminimumofbackgroundnoiseandwheretheotherpersoncanreadyourlips,ifnecessary.Turnoffthetelevisionorradio.Thefol-lowingaresomeactivitiesyoucandowithyourfriend:

■ Playfavoritemusicontheradio,records,andtapes.Tryoldfavorites,hymns,ormusicplayedorsungbyfamilymembers.

■ Listentovoices,traffic,andsoundsofnaturefromthewindoworwhentakingawalk.

■ Attendaconcertindoorsorinapark.

■ Sharejokesandfamilystories.

■ Readaloudfavoritepassagesfrombooks,letters,orpoetry.

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■ Readtoyourfriendfromthenewspa-per,amagazine,orabooktheychoose.

■ Shareacartoonorcomicstrip.

■ Writealettertoyourfriend.

■ Pickabouquetofwildflowersandgiveittoyourfriend.

■ Prepareasimplefavoritefoodofyourfriend’sandeatamealtogether.

■ Celebrateyourfriend’sbirthday.

■ Makeacardorsmallgiftandsenditbetweenvisitstorememberaspecialdayorsay“thankyou.”

Activity 2: Celebrate with Your Friend

■ Rememberspecialdaysthroughouttheyearwithacardordrawing.

■ Drawapictureforthem.

■ Writeapoemorastoryaboutyourfriendship.

■ Takeaphotoofthetwoofyouto-getherandgiveittoyourfriendsoheorshecanremember.

Itisfuntoberememberedwithagift!Agiftyouhavebeengivingtoyourolderfriendisthegiftoftime.Thinkaboutothergiftsyoucangivethatdonotinvolvethingsboughtwithmoney.Thengiveoneofthesegiftstoyourolderfriend.Besuretorecordyouractivityinthebackofthisguide.Yourgroupleadercanhelpyoumakearrangementsforyourgift.Herearesomeideas:

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introduction

FoxfirecomesfromaprogramconductedintheAppalachianMountainswhereolderadultstaughttraditionalcraftsandcustomstoyoungpeople.Later,bookswerewrittenaboutthesecraftsinordertosharethemwithothers.

Sharingisabigpartofbeingfriends.Yourolderfriendhasthingstotellandteachyou,andyouhavethingstotellandteachyourfriend.Olderpeoplehavealifetimeofexperiences,buttheyaren’talwaysasfamiliarwiththethingsthatyoungpeoplelovetodotoday.Tellingandteachingcanbeagreatwaytohelpbuildyourfriend-ship.

session 6: Foxfire: A Generation Celebration6

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Activity 1: Learning New skills

Eachofus,regardlessofourage,hasskillsandtalentstosharewithothers.Yourold-erfriendmayhaveskillsyouhaveneverseenbeforebutwouldliketolearn.Youtoomayhaveskillsyourfriendwouldliketolearn.Thepurposeofthisactivityistogiveyouandyourfriendtheopportunitytoshareyourtalentswithoneanother.

Fortheskillsandtalentsyouwouldliketoshare:

■ Plantohavehands-onexperiences,ifpossible.

■ Keepwhatyouplantoteachtojustafewideasandwithinthetimeyouhaveavailable.

■ Bringenoughsuppliesandmaterialssothateveryonecantrywhatisbeingdemonstratedandtakeafinishedormostlyfinisheditemhome.

■ Practice“teaching”beforeyourprogrambysharingsomethingyouknowwithyourgrouporafewpersonsinyourfamily.Teachingisnotaseasyasitmayseem.Startoffbyteachingeverydaythingsliketyingshoelaces,braiding,orskipping.Moveontootherthingslikegames,surfingtheInternet,oranewdance.Afunwaytodothisistohaveonepersongivedirectionsordemonstratesomethingandhavetherestofthegroupfollow.However,someofthebestteaching

occurswhenapersonsitsorstandsside-by-sideshowingandexplainingsomething.Oftenthemostimportantpartofteachingistohaveagenuineinterestinthelearner(s)andhelpthemachievewhattheywouldliketoknowanddo.

Tomakesurethatthesharingofskillsgoesbothways,letyourfriendknowthatyou(andperhapsotheryouthinyourgroup)areveryinterestedinlearningsomethingfromhimorher.Oncetheyhaveidentifiedsometopicstheyarepre-paredtopresent,workwithyourprojectleadertoarrangetimesoeveryonecansharetheirskills.Helpyourolderpersonobtaintheneededsuppliesandmaterials.

Ifyouoryourfriendneedideas,herearesometogetyoustarted:

■ Dancing

■ Spinningordyeingyarn

■ Collectingstampsorcoins

■ Quilting

■ Leathertooling

■ Butterchurning

■ Candlemaking

■ Dollmaking

■ Woodworking

■ Singing

■ Playinganinstrument

■ Growingunusualplants

■ Painting,drawing,orsculpting

■ Makingapie

■ Preservingfruitsandvegetables

■ Workingonacomputer

■ Storytelling

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Follow-up Activity: Thoughts about Foxfire

Recordbelowtheskillsthatwereshownandwhatyoulearnedatyourgroupmeeting.

Activity 2: You and Your Friend in the Future

ThroughthesixsessionsofGenerationCelebration,you’velearnedthatolderpeoplehavealottosharewithyoungerpeople.You’vealsofoundanewfriend!Plantospendtimetogetherinthefuture.Maybeyoucouldtrysomeideasyoudidnothavetimeforduringtheproject.Butmostofall,visit,shareideas,sendnotesandrememberyourfriendonspecialdaysandonholidays.

Oneoftheverybestpartsof4-Hismak-ingnewfriendsandbuildingfriendships.Youhaveintroduced4-Hfriendshiptoyourolderfriend.The4-Hpledgeincludespledgingyourheadtogreaterthinking,yourhearttogreaterloyalty,andyourhandstolargerservice.Continueyourfriendshipwithyourolderfriend.

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Activities with My Older Friend

Name

Address

Age Numberofyearsin4-H Club

Date Activity (What I Did) What I Learned

Tuesday, May 5 Example: Picked up fallen branches Friend showed me an easy way to with friend in yard carry more branches

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Activities report

Nameofmyolderfriendandsomethingsabouthimorher.

WhatIhavelearnedfrommyolderfriend.

WhatIhavelearnedaboutolderpeople.

WhatIhavelearnedaboutfriendship.

LookoveryouranswersfromSession1.Didyouchangeanyofyourideasbytakingthisproject?

ForRound-uporfair,exhibityourcompletedmemberguide.

Name

Address

NameofClub

Leader’sName

NameofProject

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Project Checklist

Placeacheckmarkonthelinesbelowasyoufinisheachitem.Thiswillshowyouwhatneedstobedonetofinishyourmember’sguide.

session 1: Our Attitudes Toward Aging

q HowDoWeViewOlderAdults?

q WhatDoes“Old”Mean?

q JumpingtoConclusions

q FunwithMyFriend:“Gettingto KnowYou”CardGame

q StoriesaboutYouthandOlder Adults

session 2: Aging and the Media

q SpotlightonYou

q MediaWatch

q AdvertisingWatch

q FunwithMyFriend:SharingFun Together

or

q MoreMediaWatch

session 3: What about the senses?

q HowAgingAffectsOurSenses

or

q ThreeViewsofAging

q FunwithMyFriend

q CopingwithChallenges

session 4: storytelling

q StorytellingIdeas

q FunwithMyFriend:Storytelling

q StoryReport

q AlternateInterviewingActivity

session 5: Making Visits Count

q StimulatetheSenses

q SightandCoordination

q Hearing

q Touch

q TasteandSmell

q CelebratewithYourFriend

session 6: Foxfire

q LearningNewSkills

q ThoughtsaboutFoxfire

q YouandYourFriendintheFuture

To finish the project, compelete the following:

q ActivitiesforSession1–6

q ActivitieswithMyOlderFriend

q ActivitiesReport

q ProjectChecklist

ForRounduporfair,checkyourpre-miumlisting.

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