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Activity Title Magical Matching Game

2. Sources for your activity and for your adaptations (APA citations)

Benefits of match-up and memory games. Montessori Print Shop. (n.d.). Retrieved December

7, 2021, from https://www.montessoriprintshop.com/benefits-of-match-up-and-memory-

games.html.

Teaching matching skills in the classroom " autism adventures. Autism Adventures. (2020,

June 23). Retrieved December 7, 2021, from http://www.autismadventures.com/teaching-

matching-skills-in-the-classroom/.

3. Equipment needed

• Cards with numbers (1-10)

• Cards pictures (animals)

• Binder to have different games

*IF NO CARDS AVAILABLE, ABLE TO CUT PAPER SQUARES AND USE WORDS*

4. Activity Description – How will the activity be explained to participants? Provide a

bulleted set of instructions on how to lead the activity, including an rules or guidelines.

This activity will be explained as a cognitive focused activity that allows for participants to be

able to improve concentration, vocabulary, attention to details, etc.

• First each game should be pre-assembled with different pictures and numbers on various

cards
 • Provide each participant with a personal game containing all the pictures and numbers

that will be used for the game

• Once materials have been handed out, explain to the participants the activity they are

doing and how the numbers one the cards correspond to the pictures on the other card.

• Explain how playing the magical matching game helps to improve concentration,

increase short term memory, improve vocabulary, and even help with problem solving.

• Provide a demonstration as to how the different cards with the numbers and pictures

would match up

• Allow for any questions, and just double check that all participants understand the rules

• Allow plenty of time between each match for participants to think and find the different

cards that go together

5. Primary social interaction pattern(s) (activity analysis) – The primary social

interaction pattern is aggregate. I chose this activity because it allows for the participants to work

in the presence of others in the same setting. Although not a lot of communication has to be done

between the individuals, there is always opportunities to engage in communication amongst

others to share thoughts and ideas.

6. Adaptation:Participant: 10 year-old boy diagnosed with Autism Spectrum

disorder

A child diagnosed with ASD can happen at the age of 18 months or younger, but

sometimes can be diagnosed later in a child’s adolescent years. Autism spectrum disorder

tends to interfere with a child’s vocabulary, short term memory,and increase their

attention span. Engaging in cognitive activities can help improve the cognitive
development of children who have ASD. An activity like the magical matching game can

easily be adapted for a child who has been diagnosed with ASD. When working with a

child who has this cognitive disability, it allows questions for reassurance and

understanding. Making cue cards to explain what may be expected at the time to have

things more organized and not as confusing as it could be to someone.

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Magical Matching Game

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3 7 more people= more conversation about

memories

depends on the amount of

people

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certain equipment to use

a room with enough space

and table

From:

Peterson, C. A., & Stumbo, N. J. (2009). Therapeutic recreation program design: Principles and
procedures (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.

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