THEME: Seniors Week SUBTHEME: Singing and Gifts

THEME: Seniors Week SUBTHEME: Singing and Gifts

5:50: COMING IN ACTIVITY: Colouring in.

6:00: OPENING CEREMONY:

6:05: Investiture

6:10: Walk in their shoes – helping Joeys understand aging (Gerry).

Talk to Joeys about visiting the nursing home. What it is like in a Nursing Home, what to bring (trophy, photo, award, toy to show them) and manners.

Vision: Materials needed: yellow cellophane, blue/green arrows.

As we change, our eyes change.

With age, it becomes difficult to tell colors apart, especially greens and blues. This happens because the lens of the eye becomes yellow and less flexible.

It becomes harder for the eyes to adjust to changes in light. Older people may have to take time to adjust to the light in a room after coming in from outside.

It is also difficult to adjust to sunlight after being inside because of glare.

If there isn't enough light, it is very easy for an older person to trip over or run into things they cannot see.

Sometimes, older people can't see things as sharply as they once could.

It is sometimes difficult for older people to judge distances.

Older persons may not recognize objects until they are quite close to them. They may not have enough time to move out of the way before they trip over the object or run into it.

Put strips of yellow cellophane over eyes. Make arrows in blue and green. Ask Joeys to identify the green arrow, the blue arrow.

How can we help?

·  Make sure there is enough light in the room to see clearly.

·  Make sure throw rugs are properly secured and toys or other objects are not in the way.

Hearing (Leonie): Materials needed: ear plugs, paper, pens.

Changes in hearing can cause difficulty for older people. Talking may sound muffled because it is more difficult to hear high-pitched consonant sounds like th, sh, s, f, and p, to name a few. Vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u) are low-pitched sounds, so they are easier to hear.

This type of hearing loss makes it difficult to:

·  hear in noisy places, such as a restaurant or mall,

·  use a telephone,and

·  watch television with others because the volume may be too high for people who can hear normally.

Shouting at a person who is hearing-impaired only makes problems worse. Shouting raises the pitch of your voice, which makes it even harder to hear what you are saying.

Communicating with an older person who has trouble hearing can be frustrating for both of you. Ask Joeys for ideas on what they can that might help the communication process.

·  Look directly at the person when you are talking. And don't shout!

·  Lower the pitch of your voice.

What else could you do?

Butterfingers (ZOE):

As people get older, their fingers, feet, knees and elbows can begin to feel stiff. There can also be changes in their sense of touch, which makes it more difficult to detect extremes in temperature, and to feel vibration, pressure, and even pain.

As muscles grow smaller and weaker, it becomes more difficult to lift heavy objects or perform other activities that require strength. The less muscles are used, the weaker they become.

Older people who have problems with touch and dexterity may be more likely to:

·  cut themselves and not notice the pain,

·  burn themselves with a heating pad or hot bath water,

·  have trouble getting out of an overstuffed sofa or chair, and

·  fall and hurt themselves.

Materials: Sticky tape, gloves, ziplock bags, buttons, string

Wrap stick tape around the joints of fingers to stiffen them. Ask Joeys to put on gloves and then perform the following tasks:

Tie a knot in the string.

Unlock zip back and take buttons out.

What can Joeys do to help?

You can help people who have trouble performing tasks because they are stiff and can't move around well. For example:

·  Offer to help the person walk by offering your arm. Don't rush people if they want to complete the task themselves.

Ask Joeys what else they think they could do?

6:20: Game: Balloon Tennis(Anusha and Bella):

6:30:Craft: Joeys make Tic Tac Toe Game with stones in a hessian bag for Seniors. Mika

6:40: Activity (Leonie): Teach Joeys how to play so they can do it when we visit.

6:45:Singing (Gerry):

I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing

I'd like to build the world a home (hands above head like a roof)
And furnish it with love (draw love heart with fingers)
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow white turtle doves

I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms (cradle arms)
And keep it company

There are some kids who joined a mob and now they are all Joeys.

J-O-E-Y-S…etc

Frog

A Kangaroo A kangaroo

Bumble Bee

Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes

If You’re Happy and You Know It – clap hands, stamp feet, nod head, shake your body, turn around

Edelweiss

KOOKABURRA tune: Frere Jacques

Kookaburra, Kookaburra (flap wings)

Possums too, possums too (swing tail)

Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats (scratch ground)

Kangaroo, kangaroo (paws up and hop)

6:50:Investitures

6:55 CLOSING CEREMONY: