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Young Harry has a 100-year old friend. Even though one is very old and the other is very young, they are special friends who enjoy many of the same things. They learn from each other too. They wait for the school bus together. They enjoy the feel of the breeze and the warm sunshine. There is something that BOTH want to learn to do. Can you guess what it is? A natural springboard to compassion and respect and a welcome addition to 100-studies. StoryCorps
Interview someone special in your life! Young
and Old Together Expert: Physical Therapist, Terri McGee, Director of Physical Therapy in a Nursing Home. E-mail questions to <IGottaSing@aol.com> A Read-Aloud Companion Books: The
Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe
Albert,
a fourth grader, is uncomfortable around old people, but he really
likes frogs, Grammy, and Mr. Spear, who helped him overcome his reading
problem. With a message reminiscent of Tomie de Paola’s
Now
One Foot, Now the Other, this 58 page novel brings together
youth and aging to demonstrate a unique bond that can form through
respect, compassion, and courage.
The
unit for Mr.
George Baker
in Springboards contains
14 pages of activities that include:
A special thanks to Chris Sly for allowing us to use his version of "Grandfather's Clock" as our background music. |
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Mr.
George Baker
