One person starts off with a sentence to a story. Have each resident continue to tell the sory with 1 sentence.
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Save DownloadA reminiscing magazine for every day in February! Filled with interesting facts, trivia, hit singles and famous movies from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
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An audience participation story engages the audience in the story. It is a fun activity that promotes focus and creativity. Clients may repeat a word or phrase throughout the story: sing, gesture, or act.
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New Orleans is a city that has been around for a long time, as well as a city that was home to a variety of people and cultures. These factors, coupled with awful happenings like war and slavery, make for some pretty serious ghost stories.
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¡Una revista que recuerda todos los días de enero! Disfrute de una página completa de información acerca de cada día del año, incluyendo eventos históricos importantes, breves biografías de famosos, chistes, frases célebres y adivinanzas divertidas.
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Save DownloadHere are 3 fascinating real-life news stories to share!
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An audience participation story engages the audience in the story. It is a fun activity that promotes focus and creativity. Clients may repeat a word or phrase throughout the story: sing, gesture, or act.
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Save DownloadA reminiscing magazine for every day in January! Enjoy a full page of information about every day of the year, including important historical events, short bios, jokes, quotes, and fun brain teasers.
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Save DownloadThe song I Will Always Love You is one of Dolly Parton’s most loved from her iconic career. This is the story of how the song came to be.
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Some more funny short stories to share!
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Save DownloadA reminiscing magazine for every day in December! Enjoy a full page of information about every day of the year, including important historical events, short biographies, jokes, quotes, and fun brain teasers.
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Save DownloadThe next installment in our funny short stories series! Thank you Gwyneth!
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Save DownloadA reminiscing magazine for every day in November! Enjoy a full page of information about every day of the year, including important historical events, short biographies, jokes, quotes, and fun brain teasers.
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Save DownloadHere are 3 unnerving unsolved mysteries that occured in the Bermuda Triangle.
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A reminiscing magazine for every day in October! Enjoy the next edition of the popular 'This Day in History' series with historical trivia, jokes, quotes and biographies!
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Save DownloadA reminiscing magazine for every day in September! Enjoy the next edition of the popular 'This Day in History' series with historical trivia, jokes, quotes and biographies!
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Save DownloadThe true story of the dissapearance of the Mona Lisa!
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A reminiscing magazine for every day in August! Enjoy the next edition of the popular 'This Day in History' series with historical trivia, jokes, quotes and biographies!
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Save DownloadThe next installment in our funny short stories series!
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Save DownloadSome more funny short stories to share!
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Save DownloadHere are some stories of interactions I had soon after arriving in Australia.
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Save Download4 lovely short stories about turtles to share!
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The Sumatran rhinoceros is a critically endangered species. They once lived in rainforests, swamps and cloud forests in India, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and islands in Indonesia.
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Save Download** Updated for the 2020 Leap Year ** A reminiscing magazine for every day in February! Filled with interesting facts, trivia, hit singles and famous movies from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
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Save DownloadHere are 3 inspirational read-aloud short stories to share!
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Save DownloadA reminiscing magazine for every day in January! Enjoy a full page of information about every day of the year, including important historical events, short bios, jokes, quotes, and fun brain teasers.
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Save DownloadSome more funny short stories the share!
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Save DownloadSteven Sasson is the inventor of the first digital camera. It was as big as a toaster weighing 3.6 kilos or nearly 8 pounds! The pictures were black and white and it took 23 seconds to process the image.
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Who Is Epictetus? From Slave To World’s Most Sought After Philosopher
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Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure. He became widely known for his teachings concerning the principles of good conduct, practical wisdom, and proper social relationships.
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The residents loved the remembering Judy Garland powerpoint presentation and asked if there was one on Shirley Temple. I made one and thought I would submit it as these create great discussion and reminiscing.
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Save DownloadHidden by the Himalayas in one of the most remote corners of the world lies Mustang, an ancient forbidden kingdom. This pure and ancient culture, considered the best preserved medieval city in the world, is facing a cultural overhaul that could see the loss of ancestral skills and crafts as well as their language.
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Here are some more funny short story jokes to share!
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Save DownloadI have put together a Powerpoint of slides about Judy Garland which I am going to show my group next week. It has a bit about her life, some interesting facts and one of her quotes.
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SaveThere are so many places in the world we are not aware of; many of them are cultural and natural wonders! In focus: Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
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There are so many places in the world we are not aware of; many of them are cultural and natural wonders! In focus: Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Here are some funny short story jokes to share!
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Save DownloadDavid Roulston's account of the day Winston Churchill arrived, amid stiff opposition, in Normany to show support for the troops.
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The engaging story of Bernard Jordan, a WWII veteran who ‘broke out’ of his care home and escaped to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
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In November 2018, BHP was forced to deliberately derail a runaway train loaded with iron ore in Western Australia. The driver had been inspecting an issue with the loaded train when it started moving by itself. This is a gripping news event to share with residents!
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Save Download'The Tempest' is considered to be Shakespeare’s final play. Summaries of Shakespeare’s plays do not do justice to the beautiful and poetic language he uses, however they help to understand his stories.
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St David is the patron saint of Wales, whose saint's day is celebrated annually on 1 March.
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Save DownloadAbraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was a man of supreme moral principle, sound judgment, and is today regarded as one of America's greatest heroes. Here are some of his most enduring quotes.
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Here are some funny senior stories guaranteed to amuse!
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Save DownloadPaul Jackson Pollock was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.
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The story of a Christian Saint, whose life inspires compassion and charity.
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Famous inventions and innovations to learn about during Black History Month.
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Our lives have been made easier by countless brilliant minds bringing forward inventions perceived as 'impossible'. Some were handsomely rewarded and others did not receive the recognition they deserved.
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Prayers are a wonderful theme for reminiscing. Encourage your clients to share bedtime prayers from their childhood. Here are a few prayers for inspiration.
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Enjoy a short biography of the life of Frédéric François Chopin, Polish composer and virtuoso pianist.
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Save DownloadSome statistics from the year 1915... more than 100 years ago!
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Save DownloadAn audience participation story engages the audience in the story. It is a fun activity that promotes focus and creativity. Clients may repeat a word or phrase throughout the story: sing, gesture, or act.
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Save DownloadProfiles on some inspiring female inventors. A wonderful reminiscing activity for seniors!
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Save DownloadYou have to be a certain age to appreciate this one.
I can hear my mother now...
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Save DownloadSaint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, the brother of Saint Peter and Christ's first disciple.
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Celebrate World Maritime Day with these captivating stories. If you have a sailor among your clients he may have some interesting tales to tell!
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Banjo Paterson was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, including Waltzing Matilda and The Man from Snowy River.
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One of my colleagues had the great idea to try "Choose Your Own Adventure Books" with the residents. I tried it one afternoon and they loved it!
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Save DownloadJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor. He is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Here is a short story about the birth of Jesus to share.
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Save DownloadHanukkah holiday honors the struggle of the Jewish people to restore the Temple of Jerusalem.
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Save DownloadSamuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, visited Sydney, Australia in the late 19th century (1895) while on a world-wide lecture tour. This is a concise excerpt from his travelogue "Following the Equator".
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Here is some interesting trivia about well-known personalities who are also teachers!
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Here is some interesting trivia regarding the history of the necktie.
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Here are two short stories to share about forgiveness.
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Save DownloadQantas is a national icon worthy of celebration. Here is a short version of the Qantas story.
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One hundred years ago Australia was only 14 years out of federation; a very young nation indeed! Let’s reflect on how things were different in 1915.
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Save DownloadRobert Burns is considered the national poet of Scotland. Also known as the ‘Bard of Ayrshire’, he was also a lyricist and songwriter.
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Open-ended stories provide a creative way to engage clients in a story. Read a short story where the ending in inconclusive or incomplete. Clients may speculate how the story can continue, or how the problem can be solved. Write client answers on a white board and read them out at the end of the activity.
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Save DownloadWho knew wind could be so interesting!
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An interesting story on why Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States decided to grow a beard.
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6 people share their memories of how they were first introduced to television. Use this as a starting point to generate your own discussion and reminiscing session.
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Save DownloadAsk clients if they have a pirate/sailor story to share and find out what they know about pirates and piracy. You may have an ex-sailor among your clients that could contribute with a few stories. Here is a pirate story to start with.
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Swansea Jack was a black retriever who was reported to have saved at least 27 people from the most dangerous river in Wales.
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The famous tale of the goggled dog.
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Composer and pianist Ludwig Van Beethoven is considered by many as the greatest composer of all time.
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Save DownloadMatthew Flinders was a distinguished English navigator and cartographer. He was the first person to circumnavigate the island-continent of Australia.
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Save DownloadFor those born before 1940!
You were born before television, before penicillin, antibiotics, polio shots, frozen foods...
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Save DownloadThis short story provides a reminiscing and nostalgia activity for seniors. On February 3, 1959 three young rock & roll musicians died in a plane crash in Iowa, USA. The date is often dubbed as 'The day the music died'
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Save DownloadDecember 21 2013 marked the Centenary of the Crossword. The game has been called "the most popular and widespread word game in the world".
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Save DownloadThe indigenous people of Southern Africa are known as 'Bushmen'. They are one of the oldest inhabitants of Africa, where they have lived for the past 20,000 years.
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Save DownloadThis is a sweet true story about a dog's determination to get home after falling overboard from a boat.
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Save DownloadThe history of this famous man is a wonderful and uplifting tale to share.
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Save DownloadCharles Lindbergh II was an American aviator and writer who crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time, non-stop in 1927.
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Save DownloadOn November 28 1520, Ferdinand Magellan discovered a navigable sea route through South America, this passage became known as the Straight of Magellan.
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Here are two short biographies of famous peace-makers Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi.
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Save DownloadHere are 3 beautiful Dreamtime stories to share during Naidoc week.
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Read this article to your residents and encourage them to reminisce about historically significant events that occurred during the month of October.
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Here are some interesting stories about famous cat lovers to help you celebrate World Animal Day.
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