Capri Wagner

a. Activity Title: Share A Story

b. Sources for your activity and for your adaptations (APA citations):

Alzheimers Association (2017). I Have Alzheimers Disease: Tips for Daily Living. Retrieved from
https://www.alz.org/i-have-alz/tips-for-daily-life.asp

Alzheimers Association (2017). Memory Loss & 10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimers.
Retrieved from
https://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_10_signs_of_alzheimers.asp

Mayo Clinic (2017). Dementia. Retrieved from

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dementia/symptoms-causes/syc-
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Stumbo, N. J., & Peterson, C. A. (2010). Chapter 7 . In Therapeutic recreation program design
principles and procedures (PP. 176-208). San Francisco, CA: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.

c. Equipment: A brown paper bag, scissors, paper, writing utensil (for written words on
paper) or a computer and printer (for typed words on paper).

d. Task Analysis:
Step 1: Buy brown paper bags at the dollar store or from a food store, like Acme Market. You
will only need to use one for this activity.
Step 2: Buy a writing utensil, scissors, and paper if not already owned. Items can be purchased
at Michaels or Target.
Step 3: If choosing to type out the subject/object words, print them out and then cut each word
out individually. If choosing to write out the words, write them out on paper and then cut each
word out individually. Think of at least 20 40 words to have written up on paper slips to have
put in the bag.
Step 4: Once all the typed/written words are cut out, put them into the brown paper bag.
Step 5: Now that the bag is full of all of the typed/written cut-out paper slips, you can use it for
the activity!
Step 6: To begin this activity, you will first need to direct or tell everyone to get into a group
circle.
Step 7: Next, start off by telling the group how the activity will be done.
Step 8: You will explain this activity to the group by first stating that each person has to take
one slip of paper out of the bag and read it out loud to the group.
Step 9: Then, state that the person will share a story that happened in his or her life that relates
to the cut-out subject/object word chosen.
Step 10: After the person is finished telling his or her story, he or she will pass the bag to the
person next to him or her who hasnt had a turn picking out of the bag.
Step 11: After the directions of the activity are told to the group, start with yourself as the first
person to go in the group. When finished your turn, hand to the next person as told in the
directions.
Step 12: Once everyone in the group has told a story relating to the word they chose out of the
bag is when the activity then comes to an end. Have some fun with storytelling!

e. Primary interaction pattern(s):

Multilateral The activity can be done with three or more persons and no one person is
the antagonist.
Intragroup The activity can be done with two or more persons and the goal of the
activity is to share a story connecting to the chosen word out of the bag. This activity
requires positive verbal and non verbal interaction.
Attached within this submission are two different types of Activity Analysis forms that
state this information and more.
 f. One researched adaptation specific to a disability group:
For this activity, I am focusing mainly on improving memory, thinking, and social skills for elder
individuals with Dementia or Alzheimers disease. This is a fun activity and can be played by
anyone. Dementia is not defined as a specific disease, but is however a group of conditions
characterized by impairment of memory loss and judgment. A group of symptoms of dementia
can affect memory, thinking, and social abilities. Unfortunately, these symptoms can affect
severely enough to where it can interfere with an individuals daily functioning. In relation, it is
important to understand that Alzheimers disease is the most common cause of progressive
dementia (Mayo Clinic, 2017). Alzheimers disease is a brain disease, causing a slow decline in
memory, reasoning, and thinking skills. To be able to develop effective coping strategies can
significantly help an individual with Alzheimers disease. An effective coping strategy like an
activity that helps with improving memory skills can be beneficial in being able to remain
engaged and active (Alzheimers Association, 2017). The activity I created called, Share A Story,
would be an excellent way to help individuals with dementia or Alzheimers disease remain
engaged and active, as well as improving their memory, thinking, and social abilities. This
activity is aimed to try to get individuals to think cognitively in being able to recognize/learn
subject or object words and then having to relate the specific word to a memory, which is then
shared as a story to the group participating together in the activity. Sharing stories with other
individuals can help with strengthening social abilities. A helpful adaptation for this activity can
be to have the cut-out subject/object words in the brown paper bag be printed out in a bolded,
large font size so that it is easier and clearer to read the words. Since I thought of this activity
on my own, I have provided a picture below that I had taken after making the objects needed
for this activity.