Explore our favorite teaching tools.
Like our service projects, this list is continuously evolving. If you don't see your favorite books or websites, we welcome your suggestions in the comment section below.
Picture Books - Preschool & Early Elementary
A growing list of picture books that celebrate seniors and aging.
Chapter Books - Later Elementary & Young Adult
A growing list of chapter books that celebrate seniors and aging.
Adult Resources
The Baby Boom: How It Got That Way (And It Wasn’t My Fault) (And I’ll Never Do It Again) by P.J. O’Rourke (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2014).
If I Live to Be 100: Lessons from the Centenarians by Neenah Ellis (Three Rivers Press, 2004). Ellis records the stories of over a dozen people who have lived a century or more.
The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully by Joan Chittister (Bluebridge, 2010). As Chittister points out, life doesn’t stop just because you age.
How to Care for Aging Parents, 3rd Edition: A One-Stop Resource for All Your Medical, Financial, Housing, and Emotional Issues by Virginia Morris (Workman Publishing Company, 2014). This book offers a step-by-step guide of how to effectively care for aging parents and all the responsibilities that come with such a task.
The Wonder of Aging: A New Approach to Embracing Life After Fifty by Michael Gurian (Atria Books, 2013). Look beyond the health changes that accompany turning 50 and examine the spiritual, emotional, and psychological changes.
