Students did a beautiful job in our unit on the aging/elderly. We started by talking about signs of aging and read many stories about grandparents and elderly people. We then wrote our own fun stories about grandparents or elderly friends, often making them the heroes/heroines of the story. In preparation for our fieldtrip we had a wonderful speaker and aid from Oak Meadows Senior Living Home come to discuss and help us experience some of the physical changes that may affect the elderly. She taped our fingers together to feel the stiffness of arthritis, put marbles in our shoes to feel the discomfort in our feet and we tried to read with glasses that were hard to see out of. It was interesting to see the reactions of students as they realized the physical changes that affect the elderly and how quickly they wanted to undo these signs of aging. Yesterday we took a field trip to visit residents of the Oak Meadows Home and shared our stories. We also, along with Ms. Espeland, sang some of our favorite songs from the year. It was really neat to see our second graders use their speaking skills and beautiful manners to connect with these special new friends.
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