Word Games
Fun and challenging word games that promote social interaction and group discussions. Lots of ideas for both individuals and groups alike!
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Split Words Game
Train your semantic memory, stay sharp, and stimulate your visual skills!
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Compound Words Brain Game #2
Another compound words brain game! Say the first word and ask clients to say the next word.
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6 Whiteboard Games for the Elderly
Whiteboards are an indispensable tool for Activity Coordinators and can be used for group activities, communication and learning!
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Rebus Puzzles - PowerPoint Presentation
Collection of almost 300 Rebus puzzles gathered over the last few months.
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Compound Words Brain Game
Another brain game! Say the first word and ask clients to say the next word.
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Solve the Riddles
Put your brainpower to work and solve these mind-bending riddles!
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True or False Word Game
Read the sentences and decide if they are true or false. This activity is suitable for people with aphasia or dementia.
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Cross-out The Odd Words #1
Cross the odd word out in each row!
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Word Ladder #7
Number 7 in our word ladder series! A fun and stimulating brain activity for the elderly.
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Category Fill-ins
Sort the supplied words into their relevant categories.
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Alphabet Game
Our Alzheimer's residents really love being able to remember words. It makes them feel proud that they have not forgotten everything yet!
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Random Letters Word Game
Here is another Brain Game to boost memory and reasoning skills. This one involves finding the largest word possible from seven random letters.
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Tongue Twister Game
Participants are given a Tongue Twister and a set time to repeat it as many times as possible without making a mistake! Use a short phrase to start with and ask all participants to try the same phrase (for fairness).
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Animal Idioms Quiz
Idioms are fun to use and every language has them. Challenge your clients to guess this set of idioms!
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Alphabet Profession Names Game
Think of two occupations/professions starting with each letter of the alphabet. This brain game is suitable to both individuals and group settings.
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Story time
I go around the room write down the residents first name, then ask each resident for a word. I put that word under their name then we make up a short story using their names and their words. Lots of fun and laughter!
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Name the Body Parts
How quickly can you name ten body parts that have 3 letters? No abbreviations or slang words!
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Rhyming Ball
This game is very simple. The game starts when the starting player throws the ball to another player and says a word (for example: dog)
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Poetry Mad Libs
The game Mad Libs AKA Word Blanks, is a fun game for all ages where you blank out key words in a sentence and then add in new random words without knowing the context.
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Find the link words
This is an a activity I found to be stimulating and challenging. Just find the middle word that connects the two words either side.
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Finish the Sayings and Proverbs Game
This fun and simple game is great for seniors including people living with dementia. Includes well known sayings, idioms and proverbs that they will remember from their past.
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Words in Words Game 6
Can you find a hidden word in each of the words below?
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Artist Impression - Paul Klee - 2
Famous Artist Coloring Pages: Here is an impression of a work of art by Paul Klee
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Words in Words Game 5
Can you find a hidden word in each of the words below?
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Name a Word Quiz #1
Here's a fun word game for Seniors - Name a word starting with the same letter across 10 categories. Answers included!
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Words in Words Game 4
Read the clue and find the answer within the word. A fun word game for seniors.
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Creative Thinking Exercises
Creativity is a skill to be developed and cherished. There are endless ways to train and exercise the brain. The following exercises are good practice for creative thinking. Gather a group of clients and find some creative techniques to solve the following puzzles.
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Hangman - a whiteboard challenge
Choose a word, phrase, movie title, book title, proverb etc & draw the dashes on the whiteboard that represent each letter of the word/phrase.
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St. Patrick's Day Anagram
A fun word game to enjoy on St. Patrick's Day! Rearrange the letters of each word reveal the answers.
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Water Anagram
A fun water themed anagram to enjoy!
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Guess the Nations – Mind Game
Get clients to put their thinking caps on! Prompt them by giving them the starting letter. All answers contain the word 'Nation'.
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Brainstorming Words Game
How many words can you think of containing the words below?
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Words in Words Game 3
Read the clues and find the answers within the words.
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Brain Food Game 1
This should be a fast paced quiz, as soon as the answer is given proceed to the next question.
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15 Minutes to Share...
Need a quick fill-in activity? Something for 15 minutes before a meal?
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Words in Words Game 2
Read the clues and find the answers within the words.
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Word Generation Game
This is not a competition, just an exercise to stimulate the mind. Write as many words as you can for the duration of 5 minutes per page with the letters below. Do it in pairs for more fun.
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Phrase Finder
Residents are always saying old phrases, so i use a few useful websites for research.
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Words in Words Game
A nice ‘brain game’ to enjoy, Words in Words will keep you entertained while exercising your mind. Read the clue and find the answer within a word.
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Scrabble Twist
Our Residents love this game and it can be visually seen by all.
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Tongue Twisters
A friend suggested to me that an old-fashioned pastime called "Tongue Twisters" might be of interest to carers who are looking for a short time activity which would be suited to people of all ages and interests.
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Target Word Game 1
How many words can you make with the letters in the square?
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Target Word Game 2
How many words can you make with the letters in the square?
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Target Word Game 3
How many words can you make with the letters in the square?
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The Vicar's Cat
The object of the game is to describe the cat and give it a name by going through the alphabet
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Word Game 3
How many words can you make with the letters in the wheel?
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Word Game 2
How many words can you make with the letters in the wheel?
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Word Game 1
How many words can you make with the letters in the wheel?
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Virtual Camping
Take your residents on a virtual camping trip!
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I Went to Market Game
This is a memory game that requires players to memorise a list of words. It can be played by two people or a group of people.
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Brain Teaser
Rearrange the letters in these words to find words that fit the clues.
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Word Games
Word games are lots of fun and can be played at any time without much fuss!
Thanks Heather for this activity!13 Comments Member Share
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Word Lists for Group Games:
I have had some requests to provide lists of words suitable for word games. Here are a few themes, which can be used in quizzes, word games, word searces and other white board games like hang-man.
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Animal Word Game
Work out the missing letters to reveal the names of animals in this game!
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Thanksgiving Tongue Twister Competition
Have fun and increase bonding with staff.
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Word Game
Very Popular! Mental stimulation, social interaction, promotion of self worth
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The Long & Short of it
I give residents a printed list of 10 common abbreviations for them to work out what they are short for.
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