Volunteers are often asked to help with children who could range in age from 0 to 8 years old, or older, or people with different disabilities. Because of different maturity levels and abilities, it can be challenging to work with everyone at once.
Volunteers found that the more they planned in advance, the easier this became. Many learning activities can
be divided to have different levels of difficulty that will challenge every age group. For example, the shape of
an old shoe box could be fascinating in itself to a 1-year-old, while a 3-year-old would probably enjoy building
“sky-scrapers” and knocking them down. A 7-year-old would bore of that quickly, but may enjoy using their
imagination to create a diorama or decorating the boxes to be pretend houses with doors and windows.
Volunteers found that the more they planned in advance, the easier this became. Many learning activities can
be divided to have different levels of difficulty that will challenge every age group. For example, the shape of
an old shoe box could be fascinating in itself to a 1-year-old, while a 3-year-old would probably enjoy building
“sky-scrapers” and knocking them down. A 7-year-old would bore of that quickly, but may enjoy using their
imagination to create a diorama or decorating the boxes to be pretend houses with doors and windows.
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