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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore ways in which the elderly can be valuable resources in learning about history. By conducting their own historical research through interviews with the elderly, students come to appreciate this resource first-hand. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students role play and identify the perspectives of senior citizens. They develop a plan on how to interact with the elderly successfully. They examine children's books on how to relate to the elderly. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students prepare a list of questions about the past and present in regards to dealing with waste and the natural resources. They conduct interviews with tribal Elders and record their statements. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students wuse a Venn diagram to compare the traditional roles of the Haida elders with the roles of their grandparents in Canadian society. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in an Elder as Resources programs. In groups, they discover that older generations come from different backgrounds and have different personalities. They identify positive and negative aspects of aging and participate in discussions with the elderly about the aging process. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in an Elders as Resources project. In groups, they work with their elders of the community to exchange viewpoints in which they can discover aspects about each other previously unknown. They also examine the case in which many generations live under the same roof. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students read a story about a young Japanese boy and his mother who decide to not banish the community's elders to the hills. They create origami helmets. They work together to make posters appreciating senior citizens. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research famous Elders. They receive a list of Elders, Historic Figures and Contemporary Tribal Leaders (included with the lesson). They discuss the Essential Question to guide their research. Students take notes based on research they do. They self-evaluate their work using the Biography Rubric. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the history of the Meals on Wheels program. Using the internet, they discover their community's connection with the program and other programs similar to them. They discuss options in which to help more organizations provide hot meals to the elderly members of the community. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students make a short list of questions to start conversation which will lead to a story and contact Elders to set up appointments. They ask Elder questions which lead to the Elder telling a story about their childhood, a traditional story, or another interesting story. Finally, students edit and produce a video into DVD format and present it to the class. Full Review »
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