![]() ![]() The sentence is then recited by each other person playing. The game starts with an initiator making a three word sentence. It is similar to the game "Simon" only it is in word form. This first game is a fun brain workout that multiple seniors can be involved in. Here is a website where you can download and print out simple pictures to use: The purpose of this game is to exercise short term visual memory. The person with the most cards after they have all been matched up wins. Once the two cards are a match, they are given to the senior who initiated the flipping. This is repeated over and over again with just two cards at a time. They can only be flipped over for a few seconds before being flipped back to face side down. The player then points out which two cards they want to be flipped over and revealed. To begin, lay all of the cards out face down on a table so they all look the same. The more complicated the images and colors of the pictures and the more cards used, the harder the game becomes. This game requires either photos that you can print copies of or a matching set of cards such as those found in the classic game "Old Maid." The difficulty depends on the pictures that are used. You can find many more to use on websites such as this one: For instance, if they observe the silhouette shown below to be a dog, you can ask them to be more specific such as identifying that the type of dog is a pug. If the ones shown appear to be too easy, the level of difficulty can be increased. They challenge their knowledge on certain topics and test their long term memory. Viewing them works the occipital and temporal lobes of the brain which are responsible for vision, recognition, and short term memories. Shapes and SilhouettesĪnother activity that you can arrange for seniors to participate in involves images of shapes and silhouettes. For best results, try choosing a positive photo that brightens their day and creates a good topic for further interactive discussions. You can quickly create true and false questions for many different photos or pictures you have lying around. They liked the photos and some of them even reminisced about their past just by observing the setting, weather and people in the photos. I tested this activity on a group of seniors at an assisted living facility (ALF) and they had a really fun time. The kids are wearing white dresses in the photo.MEMORY EXERCISE: Answer the following without looking back at the photo. As you can see, the answers are upside down at the bottom of the page. ![]() They are to answer either TRUE or FALSE for each question. The second picture is the questions on the back that are related to the photo. The first picture is the photo for them to observe. They are then subjected to questions about what they saw without looking back at the photo. The goal is for them to try to remember as much details from the picture as possible. Here are some fun ways to do just that.įor this exercise, a photo is given or shown to the participant. As the famous saying goes, “use it or lose it.” Similarly to the commonly known muscles throughout our bodies, our brain should also be treated with care and exercised often in order to keep it strong and sharp. A very vital part of aging well for a longer life span is practicing activities that keep our brains going. ![]()
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