How Old Is Old?
2. My Older Friends
Project Skill
- identifying older friends and family members
Life Skill
- communicating with others; relating to others
What to do
List five people you know who are at least 65 years old. Include their names,
their ages, and what they like to do. If you do not know the answers to
some of the questions, visit or call your older friends and ask them!
Helpful Hint
This activity will help you prepare for another activity in this section
in which you interview an older friend or family member. Any of the friends
you list in this activity is a candidate for the upcoming interview.
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Do your friends have things
in common? Are they also different in some ways? Explain.
What did you learn about your older friends through this activity?
Once you have thought about these questions, continue on to the
next
activity.