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2 – Invite the person to participate

Arrangement of Numbers With Egg Cartons and Table Tennis Balls

The person with dementia is invited to help the facilitator arrange marked ping pong balls with numbers. The activity promotes fine motor coordination as well as pictorial recognition. The person [...]

By calvin chong|2021-07-30T18:12:53+00:00July 30th, 2021|Categories: Individual Activity|Tags: 1 - The activity should have a sense of purpose and capture interest, 10 - Break a task down into steps, 11 - At the end ask "Did you enjoy this, 12 - There is no right & wrong. Think engagement., 2 - Invite the person to participate, 3 - Offer choice whenever possible, 4 - Demonstrate more and talk less, 5 - Focus on physical skills and what the person CAN do, 6 - Match your speed to theirs, 7 - Use visual hints, 8 - Give the person something to hold, 9 - Go from the simple to more complex, cues or templates, slow down, would you like to do this again?"|0 Comments

Hometown News

The Story Behind This Activity Persons with memory loss, like anyone else, may still be interested in news from a hometown (where they are not living now), or from a [...]

By Sarah Johnson|2020-09-25T18:49:57+00:00September 25th, 2020|Categories: Group Activity, Individual Activity|Tags: 2 - Invite the person to participate, 5 - Focus on physical skills and what the person CAN do, 8 - Give the person something to hold|1 Comment