Grandma Joyce & the Kids
This is an educational program designed to teach children about aging, Alzheimer's disease, and show them how to visit and have fun with grandparents or other people who have memory loss and other age related disabilities. The 45-minute interactive program includes story-telling, singing, and role-plays by the children who learn to be a “helper” to Grandma Joyce. Material contained in this program is appropriate for children from the second to the fifth grades. The program is based on my book The Magic Tape Recorder. and includes the following:
This children's program has been presented in elementary schools and libraries throughout the country. It often generates newspaper stories like these, Advocate weekly, Jewish Advocate and has enthralled television crews who have come to film the program for their local stations. The children are given a certificate of appreciation and letter to take home to their parents from the sponsoring senior living community. Children participating in this program have responded enthusiastically, as have their parents, here is what one had to say.
The Magic Tape Recorder
My first book was written for children. “The Magic Tape Recorder” is based on my experience teaching elementary school children how they can be “helpers” to people with memory loss and other problems related to aging like poor vision and hearing. The book was beautifully illustrated by a Czech artist Inka Delevova and is now being translated into other languages. Please visit www.grandmajoyce.com for more information about the book.
For more information about offering a “Grandma Joyce & The Kids” in an elementary school or library please e-mail me at joycesimard@earthlink.net