Activities/Software/Web Sites Strengthen Skills Related to Memory

Attention  Activities o Word Search o I Spy / Where’s Waldo o Hidden Pictures / Spot the Difference  Web Sites o Word Search http://www.dailywordsearch.com o Hidden Pictures http://www.highlightskids.com/hidden-pictures o Hidden Objects http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/hidden_object.php o Spot the Difference http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/online-spot-the- differences.html o Private Eye http://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/brain_games/

Processing (key concepts)  Software o Kurzweil (Screen Reader)  Web Sites o Natural Reader http://www.naturalreaders.com/download.htm o There are also many apps for phones/tablets

Working Memory  Activities o Sudoku o Some types of solitaire: Grand Duchess, Free Cell, games like Spider or Scorpion played by planning ahead how to reveal cards.  Web Sites o CogMed free game: http://www.spaceminespatrol.com/gamepage.html o Dual-N-Back: http://www.dual-n-back.com o Web-based Solitaire (see above) http://www.idiotsdelight.net o Web Sudoku http://www.websudoku.com/ o Daily Word Jumble: http://www.uclick.com/client/phi/tmjmf/ o Tangrams http://puzzles.about.com/library/java/bltangrams.htm . No frames: http://games.ztor.com/tang/ o Games requiring planning. Solve several steps ahead, don’t use trial & error. . Tower of Hanoi http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex12/towerhanoi.htm . Rush Hour http://www.puzzles.com/products/RushHour/RHfromMarkRiedel/Jam.html . Flow Free http://html5games.com/2012/07/flow-free/ . Bloxorz http://www.bloxorzgame1.com/ . See Saw Logic http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/strategy/seesawlogic/start.htm

Many of the same or similar activities are available as apps for Android, Windows, or IOS.