Trick or Treat

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Nursing homes in the USA asked for families to visit them over Halloween this year for Trick or Treat. Residents saved up chocolate and sweets to give to children who visited. Many of the residents had not been visited for Trick or Treat for a long time, one said she has not had a Trick or Treat visit for over 30 years.

A recent study showed one in three seniors in the US felt lonely. Feeling lonely increases the risk of illness among elderly people.

The director of a nursing home in Utah said, "With you coming through that door you bring that youth with you and they become kids again."

What do you see in the picture?
where are they?
what is happening?

- what is Trick or Treat?
- Who usually takes part in Trick or Treat?
- Why do you think the people in the photo are asking for trick or treaters?
- why has the resident waited 30 years for a trick or treater?
- why are children not visiting the elderly residents?
- ""With you coming through that door you bring that youth with you and they become kids again." what does this mean?
- why do you think so many elderly people feel lonely?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools by Andrew Moffat

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