Other Suggested IG Activities…

• Kids bringing in photographs to talk about or seniors bring pictures
• Develop questions for elders and interview them during visits. Creating a hard cover book – IG questions for residents

• Bring coaching cards up to use as prompts
• Draw pictures
• Draw portraits of each other. Label portraits with descriptive words on character of person – suggested book: If I Wrote A Book About You, S. Aulenback
• Writing for a purpose
• Poem book of words related to seniors

• Theme Visits:
  • Pyjama Day
  • Teddy Bears Picnic – suggested book: Ira sleeps over
  • Pirate Day
  • Penguin Day
  • Crazy Hair or Hat Day
  • Favourite Colour Day
  • Number Day
  • Alphabet Day

• Bringing Nature In:
  • Nature Art – children collect objects from nature (leaves, pebbles, sticks, pinecones…) that they bring in – suggested inspiration/books: Andy Goldsworthy
  • Leaf art (create) then photocopy to preserve
  • Planting seeds, making garden signs, travel to local gardens or have local “experts” in.
  • Travelling garden- bring plants to facility and have students and seniors share knowledge

• Easter: Bunny nose stick art, sing song to show seniors as ‘thank you’ for eggs

• Discovery bottles – create and share with seniors. It is interesting to make discovery bottles in various ways provoking observation and discussion
  • Put in a few drops of glycerine/corn syrup/oil/hair get with distilled water
  • Add different size glitter/gems/small objects and food colour
  • Glue figurine in with epoxy glue after sanding top of lid under where figurine will be glued (optional)

Thanks to Natasha Burgess for sharing her notes from March 12, 2014 which this is based on.