When young and old disagree about screens or the climate, is the gap between generations a wall, or a bridge we can build?
The journey
What do adults get wrong?: Find words for the gap between generations.
“OK boomer” in Parliament: Discover a famous exchange about the climate.
Voting then and now: See how each generation won its voice.
A nursery in a care home: Find examples where generations help each other.
Create your own game: Bridge the Gap: Invent a role-play game where two generations must agree.
Final task: our Generation Pact: Write and defend 5 rules for living better together.
Sentence starters
Adults often think that teens…
She mentioned her age because…
In 1945, you had to be… to vote.
The children give the residents…
Each player must…
We agree that…
Game: Bridge the Gap
A role-play game: one player is a teen, one a grandparent character. Each card is a situation (phones at dinner, flights, music). You score a point when you reach a compromise in a full sentence.
Final task
Write a 5-rule Generation Pact (about 120 words) and defend it in 2 minutes; the class votes.
My effort badges
☐ Brave Speaker☐ Team Player☐ Game Designer☐ Fair Debater☐ Comeback Badge