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Build Life Skills through Intergenerational Mentoring

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Notes to the Faciliator

Sharing Our Space

Memoranda of Understanding

Connecting Generations in Senior Living

Beyond Ready

Activity 1: Orientation: Preparing Teen Mentors and Adult Mentors

Connecting Generations in Senior Housing

Resources

Facts on Aging Quiz

Facts on Aging, available on Quizlet

Commit to Connect

National Center to Reframe Aging

World Health Organization Ageism

Activity 2: Build Intergenerational Relationships and Trust

What is Old?

Resources

Far from the Tree

Communication and Trust Building Activities

How to Become a Trustworthy Person

Activity 3: Would You Rather? Communicate Preferences and Discuss Differences

Resources

Relationships 101

Finding Your Voice

Gentelligence: How to Hve Smarter Intergenerational Conversations

Navigating Ingergenerational Communication

Cultural Health and Communication Styles

Centervention

Communication: Active Listening

National 4-H Volunteerism Resource Hub

Activity 4: Chart a Path: Make Your Goals SMART!

Resources

Youth Activity: Set Goals for Well-being

Healthy and Fit on the Go: Go Setting

How to Create an Action Plan to Achieve your Goals

45 Goal Setting Activities, Exercises, & Games (+PDF)

A Senior's Guide to Setting Goals that Stick

Activity 5: Generations in the Kitchen

Resources

Cooking on My Own

DRI Calculator for Healthcare Professionals

Foodworks

Activity 6: Physical Activity–Moving Together

Talking It Over

The Body Part Debrief

Resources

The Benefits of Intergenerational Recreational Physical Activity

Designing Public Spaces to Promote Intergenerational Play & Recreation

Activity 7: Stress Less and Connect More

Resources

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Your Thoughts Matter

National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)

Activity 8: Consider Finances at All Ages

Resources

National Council on Aging Budgeting Resources

Real Money, Real World

Extension Today: Teaching Children Finances

5 Simple Steps to Create a Budget After 50—and Stick To It

Activity 9: Build Bridges: A Workshop on Intergenerational Community Engagement

Community Engagement Examples

March for Our Lives

Youth Conservation Corps

AmeriCorps: Senior Companions

AARP

Sierra Club

Generations United

Resources

4-H Youth in Action Program

Activity 10: Lead the Way

Leadership Style Quizzes

Texas 4-H Leadership Style Quiz

Verywell online Leadership Style Quiz

Team Robot

Jbrary

Lakeshore Learning

Resources

Developing Leadership Qualities through 4-H Activities

Take the Lead, Lesson 9: What's Your Style?

Wonderful World of Leadership