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HomeMy WebLinkAboutattachment A - Brain fitness Welcome tothe Brain FitnessActivities to BoostBrain Health 2 Activities are one of the best ways to keep our brains healthy.Research shows that mentally stimulating activities help keep brain connections active and flexible Physical exercise activities helps grow new brain cells! Supporting Brain Health = Use it or Lose it! 3 Ice Breaker What have you learned in the past 6 months or learning in the process of learning or what do you want to learn? 4 Domains - Attention Executive Functioning suggested by Language - Memory VisualSpatial Perception domains The Five Cognitive Sub these CognitiveCopingSocialRecreationalSensoryExerciseDiet targets certain domains to improve brain health Each CTM activity is designed to primarily stimulate one of research to have positive effects on brain health: Activity: Triple Bonds 6 both executive functioning skills to determine the Participants will be given 3 words. The goal of this Directions: exercise is to determine one aspect of each item which bonds them together. Example: Prompts: Car, Boat, Bus Answer: Modes of transportationTo determine the correct bond between all three words you must use, logic and reasoningbest answer. Domain: Executive Function Boardwalk Water WorksJail Spaces in Monopoly Boardwalk Water WorksJail Joe MontanaGeorge WashingtonIndiana Jones They have states in their names Joe MontanaGeorge WashingtonIndiana Jones RainbowZebraReferee They all have stripes RainbowZebraReferee 13 Trivia Activity 14 The group will be asked questions about fun factsanswers often lead to others remembering the correct answerYou work on memory, logic and even language to answer trivia questionsFriendly competition can also heighten your mood Directions: Domains: Memory, Executive Function & Language 15 The President diedThe country went to warThe country was invadedThe stock market crashed What happened at the end of 1929 that triggered disastrous results throughout the 1930's?" 16 Answer The stock market crashedOn October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed. This day is also known as Black Tuesday. Americans became very worried about money, so they stopped spending, leading to the Great 17 Pencil skirtsCaprisSwing skirtsPoodle skirts appliques of dogs on them? 18 . It quickly Charlot Lynne Juli Answer Poodle skirtsStates, designed by became very popular with teenage girls, who wore them at sock hops (school dances), and as everyday wear. The skirt often had a French poodle appliqué, but later substitutes for the poodle patch included flamingos, flowers and hot rod cars. 19 Leave it to BeaverAmerican BandstandHappy DaysI love Lucy Which of these was one of the first TV sitcoms, and showed the daily events of a woman and her friend as they got into trouble 20 I Love , Vivian Vance, and Arnaz Desi . The series originally ran from 1951 was an American television sitcom Frawley was the most watched show in the United Answer I Love LucyI Love Lucystarring Lucille Ball, William to 1957 on CBS. After the series ended in 1957, however, a modified version continued for three more seasons, running from 1957 to 1960. LucyStates in four of its six seasons, and won five Emmy Awards. 21 Logo Identification Activity 22 A full or part of a full logo will be shown to the groupGuess which familiar brand the logo representsLogo identification exercises long term memoryVerbalize what you observe in a logo, picture or surroundings, and you will notice that such habits will make it easier to remember things Domains: Memory & Visual/Spatial Directions: 23 Question 4 24 Answer: Volkswagen 25 26 Answer: Walgreens 27 Question 6 28 Answer: Green Giant 29 Question 3 30 Answer: Subway 31 Question 7 32 Century Fox th Answer: 20 33 Question 8 34 Answer: Michelin 35 Question 9 36 Answer: Best Buy 37 Question 10 38 Answer: Target 39 Scrambled Sentences Activity 40 A group of words will be shown to the groupUsing the provided words, rearrange the order to complete a sentenceThis activity exercises your language skills necessary to construct a sentence that makes senseIt also challenges you to use your attention skills as you must make sure you are using all the words provided. Domain: Language Rules: 41 the sky clouds the covered 42 Answer the sky clouds the coveredThe clouds covered the sky. 43 tea hot the too was drink to 44 Answer tea hot the too was drink toThe tea was too hot to drink. 45 46 Answer OR 47 Take Away Activity 48 Observe a picture with various objectsOnce you have had time to look at the first picture, a second picture with some of the same objects will be shown. Identify the objects that were taken away in the second picture.Take Away works on your skills to be mindful about your surroundings. Start making a mental note on where your belongings are to continue exercising this domain Domain: Attention Directions: 49 50 What items were taken away? 51 ScissorsStonesStapler Answer 52 Magnify Activity 53 spatial perception as - On the screen, you will see an image of an object that has been blown upGuess what the whole picture isRecalling what part of a familiar object looks like exercises your visualwell as memory and attention skills Domains: Visual/Spatial, Memory & Attention Directions: 54 55 Answer: Sunflower 56 57 Answer: Umbrella 58 59 Answer: Bicycle 60 61 Answer: Scissors 62 63 Answer: Hammer 64 Visual Puzzle Activity 65 A line drawing that has been taken apart and rotated will be presentedGuess what the object of the original picture isVisual puzzles require you to mentally rotate pieces and trying different combinations with other pieces to figure out an overall image Domain: Visual/Spatial Directions: 66 Domaine: Visual/Spatial 67 Answer: Guitar 68 69 Answer: Hamburger 70 71 Answer: Horse 72 Memory 73 Domains - Attention Executive Functioning suggested by Language - Memory VisualSpatial Perception domains The Five Cognitive Sub these CognitiveCopingSocialRecreationalSensoryExerciseDiet targets certain domains to improve brain health Each CTM activity is designed to primarily stimulate one of research to have positive effects on brain health: