The activity year book : a week by week guide for use in elderly day and residential care / Anni Bowden and Nancy Lewthwaite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowden, Anni.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Care.

Older people.

Older people--Recreation.

Older people--Services for.

Older people--Institutional care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For care staff looking after older people, coming up with ideas for activities to keep their residents engaged and stimulated can be challenging. The Activity Year Book solves this problem, offering week by week themed activities. It has activities relating to every important date in the calendar, encouraging discussion around these events.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; The Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Usein Elderly Day and Residential Care; Contents; Acknowledgements; Getting Started; Activities for January; Week 1 - Twelfth Night; Week 2 - Winter; Week 3 - Burns' night; Week 4 - Animals in winter; Activities for February; Week 1 - 'When we made our own fun'; Week 2 - St Valentine's Day; Week 3 - Chinese New Year; Week 4 - Planting for spring; Activities for March; Week 1 - St David's Day and Wales; Week 2 - Houses and homes; Week 3 - St Patrick's Day and Ireland; Week 4 - The equinox, clocks and time; Activities for April

Week 1 - Easter, a moveable feastWeek 2 - Spring-cleaning; Week 3 - Birds; Week 4 - St George's Day and England; Activities for May; Week 1 - May Day celebrations; Week 2 - May ball; Week 3 - Whitsuntide; Week 4 - Folklore and customs, legends and myths; Activities for June; Week 1 - The weather; Week 2 - Dog days; Week 3 - The stars and the moon in June; Week 4 - Royal Ascot; Week 5 - Garden party; Activities for July; Week 1 - A question of sport; Week 2 - Weddings; Week 3 - Holidays and honeymoons; Week 4 - Local traditions; Activities for August; Week 1 - Food, glorious food

Week 2 - AntiquesWeek 3 - pubs and inns; Week 4 - Soaps; Activities for September; Week 1 - Schooldays; Week 2 - Harvest Festival; Week 3 - What's in a name?; Week 4 - Autumn; Week 5 - Newspapers and current affairs; Activities for October; Week 1 - Healthy body, healthy mind; Week 2 - Animals and pets; Week 3 - Trafalgar Day (21 October); Week 4 - Halloween; Activities for November; Week 1 - Bonfire Night; Week 2 - Remembrance Day; Week 3 - Colours; Week 4 - Famous men and women; Activities for December; Week 1 - Favourite TV and radio shows

Week 2 - The local flea pit or going to the cinemaWeek 3 - Musicals and panto; Week 4 - Christmas time; Week 5 - New Year and calendars; Activity Evaluation Sheet; BACK COVER

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786612119811

9781282119819

1282119818

9781846428890

1846428890

OCLC:

406577150