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Age Group Sample Question Possible Answer

Baby Why are you crying? I want my bottle.
Child Where are you going? I’m going to school.

Teenager What are you listening to? I’m listening to pop music.

Adult What are you doing? I’m cooking a meal.

Senior citizen Why are you standing there? I’m taking a rest.

Alternatively, ask the children to each choose their own age group category. – I’m an adult and I am getting married next month.
Freeze Frame the action and ask the same question to the different – I’m a teenager and I’m starting post-primary school.
categories. For example, in response to the question Where are you going?, – I’m a child and I’m learning how to play the piano.
they might respond as follows: Baby – I’m going to sleep; Child – I’m going to Next, ask the host to ask each panel member to take the ‘hot seat’ and ask for
school; Teenager – I’m going to the shops; Adult – I’m going to work; Senior a comment on another age group. For example, the host might ask: John, you
citizen – I’m going to download some music onto my ipod. Finally, reflect are a senior citizen. What do you think of young people (teenagers, adults
on the roles that the children have been playing. Ask questions to allow the and babies)? Encourage the audience to participate by asking clarifying
children to think through their actions and answers and to challenge their questions such as:
own and others’ attitudes. Challenge any stereotypical reponses by asking – Why do you say that?
questions such as, ‘Would all senior citizens do this?’ (Refer to Indigo Unit, – How would things be different if... ?
Learning Activity 1: I know I think) for further information. – Do all people your age feel/do/act like this?
– Do you think it is ok to feel like this?

The Show The answers the panel member offers should be appropriate to the age group
they are representing.

Invite a panel of volunteers, selected/nominated by you and/or the class Debrief
to star in The Show. Then, ask each of the panel members to represent a
different age group, and ask the rest of the class to participate in The Show as
the audience. Invite one child to be the main interviewer or host. Then, instruct Hold a debrief afterwards to focus on the nature of the body language used
the host to ask each panel member to explain why she or he is in the news and why the children decided to depict the age group in the way they did.
For example, each panel member might respond in character with: Ask them to use the answers given to judge whether or not one age group
– I’m a senior citizen and I’m celebrating my 80th birthday and a has fixed ideas about the other. Encourage them to challenge their own and
successful marathon run. others’ attitudes and perceptions in relation to different age groups. Then, ask
– I’m a baby and I’ve just taken my first steps. the children if this illustrated the growth and development that takes place
during a lifetime. If so, how?
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