our intergenerational garden

2.  I think ;by sharing skills and experiences, we
can increase understanding and respect
between younger and older generations.For
this reason,I organized a couple of activities
inside and outside the classroom.I also
wanted to integrate my curriculum with this
activity.Last week’s topic was ‘’to be in the
past ‘’and ‘’used to’’ structures..Students
tried to use them and at the end of the
activities,they had to answer the questions in
the worksheets given by me..

12.  After the activity;students tried to write
sentences using ‘’used to’’structure.Ss
prepared some presentations and some
posters.Ss discussed about intergenerational
learning in groups.Ss prepared a
questionnaire. The questionnaire offered a
list of possible activities in which
grandparents might engage with their
grandchildren .Here are the results..

13.  Talking about family members/family history,
 Shopping together,
 Religious activities,
 Getting them ready for school/taking them to
school
 Having breakfast,lunch or dinner together
 Eating out
 Gardening/cooking together

14. I had two main aims:
The first one was developing positive
cooperation between the teenage students and
the elderly and improving the students’ respect
for the others.
The second aim was to implement ‘’used to’’
and ‘’to be in the past’’structures.I think,the
result is positive. Creating practices that promote
interaction across ages made students learn with
pleasure.