Aging Teacher Resources

Through casual talk and structured interviews, 6th graders tap into the wealth of their senior pals' experiences. They write descriptive essays and narratives based on conversations with relatives or neighbors. They read selected...

Students realize that aging is a "natural, continuous process" and develop sensitivity to the needs, desires, and capabilities of the elderly by interviewing elderly community members and photographing age related things.

Tenth graders analyze different healthcare occupations in relation to older adults. They identify current concerns of healthcare occupations and formulate questions that address current concerns of occupations servicing older adults

Students identify types of abusive behaviors that occur in abusive relationships. They comprehend what abusive relationships are. They define elder abuse and neglect.

This site reports on older Americans and how to tell what their health status is. A good site for preventative health care and to research geriatric health.

This is the home page of the Department of Health and Ageing. It is an excellent resource for information on care, services, legislation, policies, contacts, and more for the older community and their caretakers.

This is a touching article about generativity, with a personal twist.