Plan intergenerational activities focusing on family history and traditions
1. Andrea Hillbrick 2013
Planning with a quality text:
Comprehension:
Look at the illustrations – colour of Frank
throughout the story.
Reading:
History of tattoos
Talking and listening:
Show and tell – bring your grandparents
in.
Interviewing an older person from the
community.
Writing:
Write about someone special.
Write a story about an unusual relevant.
What will you do when you retire?
Write interview questions for
grandparents.
The Frank Show
David Mackintosh
iPad apps:
Grandpa’s table – collect mementos and
explore grandpa’s life $1.00
Making: Other:
Comparing old and new objects.
War – link to history
Vocabulary:
Retiree
Sayings – if it isn’t broke don’t fix it.