Word Games

Hang the Song Man

I have used this activity with long term care residents and memory care residents. Very Simple!

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Word Meaning Game

Here is a simple word game to enjoy with a small group of residents.

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Word Game: Right Side Up - Upside Down

Take a seasonal word and have everyone print it in a column down the left side of the paper. Then have them print the same word in reverse order on the right side of the paper.  See how many words they can think of which begin and end with the letters thus provided!

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Solve the Riddles #4

Have some fun with these mind-bending riddles!

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Anagram Quiz #5

Rearrange the letters of each word to form another word using the clues.

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Thanksgiving Dinner Game

In this game, create a menu with traditional Thanksgiving food and try to remember it as you add to it! This is a fun group game that could be adapted for Halloween or Christmas.

Tongue Twisters in Different Languages

Enlarge for easy reading and invite residents from the cultures below to read and share other tongue twisters they know.

Solve the Riddles #3

Put your brainpower to work and solve these mind-bending riddles!

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Guess My Career

I've provided a list of (basic) careers. Without saying the career, describe the role to residents and have them guess who you are!

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Build a Word Tree - Word Association

This is an Activity that has been very popular with all my Clients. It is a simple but very effective Word Association game, I call, Build a Word Tree!

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Target Letter Game 1

How many words can you make with the letters in the square?

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Word Ladder #12

Number 12 in our word ladder series! A fun and stimulating brain activity for the elderly.

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Split Words - Friendship

Train your semantic memory, stay sharp, and stimulate your visual skills!

Client - Eco Map

When we have a new Client attend our Day Respite Centre I use the Eco Map idea as a great way to gather useful information specific to the Client. This activity is very useful for our Clients living with Dementia or have STML.

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Vocabulary Synonyms Quiz #4

How good is your vocabulary? Tick the best synonyms for these words.

Initials Whiteboard Quiz

Write up acronyms on the board and ask whether residents know what they stand for. To give this a humorous twist, help and encourage residents to make up other things the initial letters can stand for, such as: MYOB - Mary Yells Out "Bingo"!

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Finish the Proverbs #3

Can you finish these proverbs? A fun quick-fire quiz for seniors.

Unscramble the Words - Dance Styles

Unscramble the following dance styles!

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Words starting with V Quiz

The answers to this quiz all start with the letter V!

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Finish the Proverbs #2

Can you finish these proverbs? A fun quick-fire quiz for seniors.

Anagram Quiz #4

Rearrange the letters of each word to form another word using the clues!

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Words starting with S Quiz

The answers to this quiz all start with the letter S!

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Vocabulary Synonyms Quiz #3

How good is your vocabulary? Tick the best synonyms for these words.

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Anagram Quiz #3

Rearrange the letters of each word to form another word using the clues!

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Solve the Riddles #2

Put your brainpower to work and solve these mind-bending riddles!

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Anagram Quiz #2

Rearrange the letters of each word to form another word using the clues!

Vocabulary Synonyms Quiz #2

How good is your vocabulary? Tick the best synonyms for these words.

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Word Ladder #11

Follow instructions with clues to go from 'Give' to 'Take'. Start at the bottom of the page.

Compound Words Brain Game #3

Match the compound Words by drawing a line from the first column to the second.

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Story Writing Game

A funny story writing game that involves creating a story as a team. Each player adds the next line of the story.

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Pick a Box

You need a whiteboard, with 2 lines drawn horizontally and 2 lines drawn vertically, like you are playing tic tac toe. Above each box, write a category, i.e. Geography, History, Sport, The Human Body, Animals, General Knowledge, Food and Drink,  Art and Nature etc.

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Summer Anagram

Try and unscramble the following summer themed words. First letter provided!

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Vocabulary Synonyms Quiz

How good is your vocabulary? Tick the best synonyms for these words! This is a fun brain activity for seniors!

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Secret Word Game - Autumn Fall #1

Have fun finding the secretly hidden words! Use the key to match up each letter.

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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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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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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Artist Impression - Paul Klee - Precious Stones

Paul Klee is considered both a German and Swiss artist. His art is not easy to classify. He liked to experiment with styles and materials and ignore rules and popular fashion.

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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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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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Words in Words Game

A fun brain game to enjoy! Words in Words will keep residents entertained while exercising the mind. Read the clue and find the answer within a word.

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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 Letter Game 2

How many words can you make with the letters in the square?

Target Letter Game 3

How many words can you make with the letters in the square?

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Anagram Quiz

Rearrange the letters of each word to form another word using the clues!

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Words in Words Game

This game is very popular! It provides mental stimulation, social interaction and promotion of self-worth.

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Cross-out The Odd Words #3

Cross the odd word out in each row. Then add one more! Number #3 in the series!

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Cross-out The Odd Words #2

Cross-out the odd word and then add one more! Some of these are tricky! This is a fun and stimulating quiz for seniors.

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Cross-out The Odd Words #1

Cross-out the odd Cross the odd word out in each row. Then add one more!word in each row!

Secret Word Game - Autumn Fall #2

Have fun finding the secretly hidden words! Use the key to match up each letter.

Nine Letter Word Puzzles

I'm about to start a new job as an activity coordinator and one of my ladies loves the nine letter word puzzles in the newspaper so I thought I'd make her some.

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Whiteboard Word Quiz

We choose a letter of the alphabet and use that letter to try and get as many words as we can. We use different amounts of numbers each time eg 4 letter words starting B another time it might be 5 letter words starting with C.

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Whiteboard Word Game

I do a word game on the whiteboard that the residents find challenging but fun.

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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.

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.

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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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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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.

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

Challenge your clients to guess what these popular idioms mean! A fun and engaging activity for seniors that will have them laughing and reminiscing.

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.

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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Words in Words Game 6

Can you find a hidden word in each of the words below?

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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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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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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.

Phrase Finder

Residents are always saying old phrases, so i use a few useful websites for research.

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Scrabble Twist

Our Residents love this game and it can be visually seen by all.

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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?

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!

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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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Thanksgiving Tongue Twister Competition

Have fun and increase bonding with staff.

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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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