Either Way Games: 40 No-Wrong-Answer Large Print Activity Pages for Memory Care and Seniors, with Helper Guide

40 printable large print games for group and one-to-one use where nobody can get a page wrong: choices, no scores, no timers, and a line for the staff member or volunteer to say. US Letter and A4 included.

WHAT YOU GET

• 40 game pages in 4 games, 10 pages each: Pick Your Favorite, Tick What You Like, Everyone Wins Bingo, Small Word Search
• 60 this-or-that choices, 120 tick-box items, 20 bingo cards (both cards on a page use the same nine words, so everyone finishes together), and 10 small word searches with 50 hidden words
• A Helper Guide for staff: a line to say on every game page, a Play Notebook with room for the date, who played and what they enjoyed, a Favorites page, a Leader Card to read aloud to a group, and the word search answers
• 4 blank Make Your Own pages (choices, tick list, bingo, word search) to fill in with a resident's own favorites
• Three PDFs for each paper size: Player Pages (just the games, for handing out), Helper Guide, and an All-In-One bonus file
• Also included, not counted in the 40: cover, how-to pages, answer key, Why It Is Designed This Way page, references, and a Facility Use License

MADE FOR EASY READING

Plain black and white pages, no decoration. Game text is 26 pt or larger on every game page (in the Player Pages: word search letters 48 pt, bingo words about 38 pt). The Helper Guide pages use smaller text because they are for staff.

HOW IT IS MEANT TO BE USED

Hand out the Player Pages. The staff member reads the line from the Helper Guide aloud in a calm voice and lets each person choose. Every choice is right. Use the Play Notebook to note what each person enjoyed. A Leader Card is included to read before a group session.

WHERE THE IDEAS COME FROM

The pages are designed according to guidance from the National Institute on Aging, the Alzheimer's Association, the Alzheimer's Society (UK), Dementia Australia, the Victorian Department of Health (Australia) and Gloucestershire County Council: simple choices, familiar subjects, no testing, no timer, no correcting, and no talking down. A numbered reference list is included. The helper lines and notebook pages are our own wording. They were not written or endorsed by these organizations. The Leader Card wording is practice shared by activity staff, not research.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Download the ZIP file after purchase.
2. Unzip it and open the folder for your paper size: US Letter or A4.
3. Print the Player Pages for the games. Keep the Helper Guide for staff.

GOOD TO KNOW

• Digital download only. No physical item is shipped.
• These are printable activity pages. They are not medical advice, not a clinical assessment, and make no claim to treat, prevent or slow any condition. Follow your care plans and facility policies.
• Print as many copies as you need for the people in your care at your care facility, or for your own family. No reselling, sharing or uploading.

Questions? Send us a message and we will be happy to help.