The name of the lesson: OLD PEOPLE THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUTH

Topic: Opinions and prejudices of young people about old people

Target age: 12+

Duration: 2 lessons

Objectives:

Old people around young people and their relationships

Prejudices, worries and stereotypes of young people about old age

Using art for expressing ideas

Lesson plan:

1) Motivation

Ask pupils what they think about their grandparents and how often they see each other. Then talk

about drawings.

2) Activity

Pupil will work individually. When they finish, make small groups of 4 – 5 pupils. Then each group will

tell the others which statement got most points. Finally talk about statements which got least points.

Let the pupils explain their decisions.

3) Homework - questionnaire

Pupils can also draw a picture or write an essay at home, you can make a display of drawings or

publish essays in school magazine.

4) LESSON TWO

Ask pupils to fill questionnaires and compare their answers.

OLD PEOPLE THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUTH

1) We asked 260 pupils from our school to draw their ideas about old age. Most of them drew their

Grandma and Grandpa. Here you can see the most interesting pictures. What do 6 year old Andrew

and 15 year old Daniel think about old age?

2) Next we asked pupils to write what they think about old people. Most of them wrote about their

good and bad experience, some wrote fairy-tales, fiction or rhymes. Class 9B wrote essays and later

they tried to write fiction. Here you can read often used statements. What do you think? Write 3 if

you 100% agree and 0 if you absolutely disagree. Compare your opinion with your friends.

statement opinion

1) To be a pensioner and old is not easy.

2) Old people are criticizing others and everything.

3) Teenagers do not respect old people and are rude.

4) Old people do not like teenagers and do not respect them.

5) Old people are nice and ready to help to little children.

6) Old people are ill.

7) Old people do not have a lot of money.

8) Old people do not throw things away.

9) Old people love their grandchildren.

10) Old people are patient.

11) Old people often buy cheap things on sales.

12) Old people have a boring life; they sit at home and watch TV or read newspaper.

13) Old people do not understand young generation and modern things.

14) Teenagers do not let older people to sit in public transport.

15) Old people make young people to let them sit and they forger to say “please”.

16) Old people are active, have temporary jobs, visit theatre, hike and have hobbies.

17) Young people help the others, for example to carry heavy bags or to clean.

18) Old people do not care of hygiene.

19) Young generation must be patient with the old ones, one day we will be old too.

20) Respect and love your parents and grandparents, old people die and then it is late.

3) Prepare a questionnaire about old age, work in a small group. You can also try to draw a picture or

write essay or a fiction about old age.

Grandpa

is first!

I am

tired.

And here is the best fiction written by Daniel from our class. Daniel is a quiet boy who can draw

well but struggles in all other subjects. And he has won both our competitions. Congratulation!

Resumé: A story about an old rag. Once upon a time there was an old sad rag which longed to be

loved. One day a little dog found this rag and took it home. The dog lived with a small boy called

Tom. Tom took the rag and washed it because it was very dirty. The other day the rag woke up on

Tom´s bed. Tom had many new modern toys but he played with the rag for hours. The rag was very

happy. It used to live in a pub and work very hard. The owner never washed the rag and nobody

loved it because it was smelly too. After a short time the owner threw the rag away. And how do I

know this story? Maybe I am the little dog who found the rag.

Hadr, který měl štěstí

Byl jednou jeden starý a křehký Hadr, který byl moc smutný a přál si, aby ho někdo měl rád. Jednoho dne ho

našel malý pejsek a odnesl domů. Malý chlapec u dveří viděl, že pejsek má v tlamě Hadr a hned mu ho vzal. Hadr

byl špinavý, tak ho šel hned vyprat. Hadr v umyvadle zaslechl chlapcovo jméno, když na něj rodiče volali, aby šel

dolů povečeřet. Ale chlapec Tom nejdříve smyl špínu s Hadru a pověsil ho na sušák, kde si mohl Hadr odpočinout

po těžkém dnu. Hadr si pomyslel, že pejska vlastní slušná rodina, která má jedno malé dítě.

Když se druhý den Hadr vzbudil, ležel na Tomově posteli. Nejdříve se porozhlédl po pokoji a viděl plno jiných,

lepších, nových a dražších věcí, se kterými by si mohl Tom hrát. Hadr nechápal, proč by takový starý a bezcenný

hadr mohl někoho jako je Tom vůbec zajímat. Tom po snídani šel honem nahoru do svého pokoje, aby si mohl

hrát s Hadrem. Tom si s Hadrem hrál celý den a noc. A místo toho, aby si malý Tom hrál s těmi lepšími a

dražšími hračkami, tak si hrál raději s malým Hadrem.

Hadr na takové zacházení nebyl zvyklý, protože když si Hadr jednoho dne koupil zlý pán z baru U Dvou Kuřat, tak

hned věděl, že práce v baru nebude vůbec jednoduchá. Každý si na ten hadr jen stěžoval, že je hnusný, špinavý a

smradlavý. Ale nebylo by to tak, kdyby ho občas někdo trochu vypral. Po několika dnech si na Hadr stěžoval i

jeho samotný majitel, a hned bez váhání Hadr vyhodil na cestu, kde ho našel Tomův pejsek.

A na závěr vám jen řeknu, že ten malý Hadr žil

u Toma ještě dalších pár let.

A chcete vědět, jak tohle všechno vím?

No řekněme, že jsem ten malý Hadr k Tomovi

domů přinesl já.

QUESTIONNAIRE: THE OLD THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUTH

1) How do adult people behave to the old people?

a) Respect them

b) Don’t respect them

c) Understand them

2) What do adult people think about the old people?

a) Old people are clever and experienced

b) Old people are not clever

c) Old people are a burden

3) What do the old people like to do?

a) They prefer cooking, gardening or looking after grandchildren

b) They prefer touristic, concerts, playing some board or card games, visiting friends

c) They like to sleep, watch TV or solve crosswords

4) What do you do when other people criticize old people?

a) You get angry and go away

b) You just listen and say nothing but you disagree

c) You join the others and tell more stories

5) When old people speak

a) Other people agree with them

b) Other people disagree with them

c) Other people do not care

6) The grandchildren think that their grandparents are

a) Boring

b) Full of fun

c) OK

7) Other people think that old people’s life is

a) Difficult

b) Boring

c) Fun

8) Old people want to change their past

a) Always

b) Sometimes

c) Never

Let´s make a questionnaire.

What do people think about

the old age?

I would love to do

things differently.

There is

nothing to

change. Maybe

some

parts.