Simon McDermott has found a way to help his Dad, Ted McDermott, who has Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is where a person's brain becomes ill and has difficulty doing the jobs that brains do. The person has problems remembering, thinking or speaking. They may appear to be a different person.
https://kids.alzheimersresearchuk.org/young-kids/what-is-dementia/test-question-1-2/
Simon knew his Dad was a singer when he was young so he tried taking Dad out for singing car trips to help him feel better. This idea worked and now Simon and his Dad go for regular drives singing songs that Dad used to sing in clubs many years ago. They sing songs like "Volare" and "Quando Quando Quando".
Simon put a video on to Youtube of him and Dad singing and hoped to raise £1000 for Alzheimer's research. People have donated money and in four months they have raised over £100,000. Now Ted has been asked to record a song which will raise more money.
What's happening in the picture?
Explain the story?
- What is Alzheimer's?
- How does Alzheimer's affect a person and their family?
- Why do you think Simon is taking his Dad driving and singing?
- How do you think Dad feels when he is singing?
- How do you think Simon feels when he hears his Dad singing?
- Why have so many people donated money when they don't know Simon or Ted?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders? (because Dad is different but Simon makes sure he is not left out. Simon finds a way to make sure Dad feels included)
- In our school do our bodies work in the same ways, or are we different too? We work together and find ways to make our school safe for everyone.
- What can we learn from Simon in this story?
"No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat
equalitiesprimary.com
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