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This assembly is suitable for secondary school children. It encourages pupils to think about older generations, learn about their needs and how they can show respect to older people.
The assembly is an interactive and fun way to show the physical difficulties older people have but also celebrates the older generation.
Age UK is fighting to support older people within our community who need help.
We support disadvantaged older people, fighting to make their lives as easy and as happy as possible.
What ideas do you have to make older people happy in their day-to-day lives? Get those thinking caps on and think of any gadgets that could help them – for example an extra long light switch that you simply have to pull down to turn the light on.
Get into groups of five and discuss these ideas, with pads and pens draw their ideas.
After ten or fifteen minutes, one member of the group presents to the assembly.
You will need five tables, each with:
• A pad and pen• A Pair of earmuffs • Two pairs of gloves • A pair of glasses with a strong prescription
Choose five volunteers to come up to the front of the assembly and put on earmuffs, two pairs of gloves and a pair of glasses.
The aim of the activity is to get the children to draw a picture or write a short letter to show the difficulties older people face doing every day tasks with impaired senses.
The earmuffs create difficulty hearing, the gloves show the difficulties stiff, arthritic joints cause and the glasses show the effects of weakened vision.
Finally, discuss with the pupils some fun memories and stories of grandparents.
Talk about why they make you laugh, what funny things to they do and what steps the pupils can take to show respect to older people within the community.
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