Name of Activity: Memory Tray Game
Type of modality / Memory Game/ CognitiveType of play / Shared Cooperative
Interaction pattern / Inter-individual or Inter-group
# of participants required / At least 3 (1 person showing the items/timing, at least 2 individuals attempting to remember the items), the more players there are the more fun this activity is.
Equipment/supplies / 25 relatively small recognizablerandom items, table top or other space that can occupy all of the items, sheet or cloth to cover the items, paper, and writing utensil
Facilities required/environment / Anywhere with a good amount of space to fit all of the objects and however many players there are
Precautions / N/A
Task Analysis
1. Have someone gather all of the items that are going to be used.
2. Spread out the items on a surface that can easily be seen by all of the participants.
3. Go over all of the objects so that everyone is aware of and knows what each one is. (Include different shapes, colors, textures so that no two objects appear to be similar or get “lost” in the mix.)
4. Give all players a minute to study and try to memorize all of the items.
5. Once the minute is up, cover the items with a cloth so that they can no longer be seen.
6. Give all players/teams a time limit (i.e. 5 min) to try and recall as many of the objects that they can. Have them write them down on a piece of paper. Ask each group to select one person to write down the answers on one piece of paper, encouraging all players to contribute response.
7. Once time is up, make sure all players have put their writing utensils down and then uncover the items again and go through them one by one, having players/teams make a note of which objects they did and did not have on their list.
8. Whoever has the most recalled items at the end, wins!
Activity Analysis
Category / SkillsPrimary body position / Sitting and/or standing
Part of the body required / Eyes, hands, and fingers
Movement / Bending fingers (for writing), 3-jaw chuck grasp (holding writing utensil)
Physical / Balance (static sitting/static standing), fine muscle coordination (writing), visual-motor integration, speed (writing with a time limit)
Cognitive / Alertness, memory: short term, initiation, concentration, attention: focused, time management, writing, reading (to be able to read back the items your group put on the list) recognition of shapes/forms,(objects on the tray) calculation ( to add up how many items you still need to guess)
Social / Interpersonal interactions, regulating behavior, relationships: forming (if the players do not know one another), social conduct, showing respect & warmth, showing tolerance
Perception / Visual (see the items), auditory to exchange ideas
Communication/language / expression of written language, reception of spoken language, reception of body language, expression of spoken language
Self-care / N/A
Psychological/emotional (possible) / Joy (being able to recall majority of the items from memory), frustration (not being able to recall a lot of the items)
SIMPLIFYING AND COMPLICATING THIS ACTIVITY:
Ways to SIMPLIFY demands / Ways to make more COMPLEXCognitively / Use less items, have more time to look at items and write them down. / Use more items, have shorter time to look at items and write them down
Physically / Make the objects easily visible to all players without requiring movement / Require players to move in order to see where all of the objects are located, spread objects out more
Socially / Let participants try to recall items by themselves / Let participants form teams when trying to recall the items