While the intergenerational bonds remain strong for children with elder relatives living close by, increasingly children in the U.S. lack meaningful connections with older adults. Divorce and family mobility are two major causes, and some youth are affected by negative stereotypes of older people. Bringing seniors into classrooms or taking students to places where older adults live can help to fill this social and emotional gap in many young people's lives. This article focuses on the many benefits of intergenerational social studies activities for children and seniors and a variety of ideas for developing intergenerational activities to enrich elementary social studies instruction. (Contains 1 figure and 4 notes.)