How Do You Spell Friendship? An Intergenerational Spelling Bee.

Connolly, Michael R., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ466724

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Publication Date: 1993

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How Do You Spell Friendship? An Intergenerational Spelling Bee.

Connolly, Michael R., Jr.

Clearing House, v66 n5 p267-68 May-Jun 1993

Describes a plan for a spelling bee in which both sixth graders and senior citizens participate. Argues that such an activity impresses students with the idea that school learning has practical applications in the lives of adults. (HB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Generation Gap, Grade 6, Intergenerational Programs, Intermediate Grades, Older Adults, Program Descriptions, Spelling, Spelling Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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