An alternative way to use this activity is to print the page, cut the words out, and then use them as a puzzle to fit the words together in pairs.
Please click here to find more word opposites; they are an excellent dementia activity.
Opposites #2, Dementia Activity
Fun for Seniors
Short Description:
For Caregivers:
A mental activity that doesn’t take too long, and people usually engage well with good focus and concentration as the game goes on. Do it verbally by calling a word and asking for the opposite word. This word game is an excellent dementia activity.
Directions for Caregivers:
Just like proverbs, opposites tend to trigger the memory, and people often automatically come up with the right word once they hear the first one.
Calling the words will usually result in a chorus of responses from the participants.
Early to middle-stage memory care/dementia.
Just like proverbs, opposites tend to trigger the memory, and people often automatically come up with the right word once they hear the first one.
Using actions, for example, “high – low,” indicating with your hands, can help this dementia activity.
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