"Stiff
Legs" Aging Simulation
OVERVIEW:
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The
student will develop an appreciation of the effects
age-related changes have on daily living activities
by participating in activities which simulate the loss
of agility and flexibility.
Appropriate
for Grade Level: K-3 (May be adapted for older students.)
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MATERIALS:
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volunteers to man the center and explain the activity
to the students
Several
Elastic (Ace) Bandages
Access to a stairway with a handrail
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Legs " Activity Center Sheet .PDF (download
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ACTIVITIES
INTRODUCTION :
Explain
to the students that many older adults experience difficulty
with mobility and flexibility. Tell them that they can understand
what it is like to have trouble moving and bending with the
help of the elastic bandages that you will be wrapping their
knee joints with.
Wrap
an elastic bandage around each of the child's knees to simulate
the the feeling of reduced mobility and flexibility.
Each
student will then participate in the following activities:
ACTIVITY
1:
- Students
will climb up and down the stairway with bandaged knee joints.
BE SURE TO GIVE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD ONTO THE
HANDRAIL FOR SUPPORT AND ASSIGN AN ADULT TO SUPERVISE THE
ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY
2:
- Students
will attempt to bend over and touch their toes with bandaged
knee joints.
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