This manual is designed to aid elementary and secondary teachers in creating programs to teach about aging. Goals of this program are to (1) provide young people with a better understanding of the aging process, (2) provide a perspective of the meaning of education in one's own life, (3) establish cross-generational understanding and cooperation, and (4) provide materials on aging that will enrich the regular curriculum. Teaching approaches are cross-generational, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary in nature, and can fit into subject areas such as art, music, literature, sociology, psychology, physical education, and economics. Separate sections in the manual discuss rationale, course content, teacher training, curriculum development, and course plans. Suggestions for funding, staffing, and providing texts and materials for inservice training are offered. Learning activities for students include writing biographies of local people 65 years or older, role playing elderly people, compiling booklets which depict old people favorably, and using popular songs which depict aging. Sample teaching units for grades four through 12, evaluation methods, and reference materials are provided in appendices. (KC)