Claire Hershey

Activity: The Alphabet Game

Sources:
American Macular Degeneration Foundation. (2019). What is Macular Degeneration? AMDF.
Retrieved from https://www.macular.org/what-macular-degeneration
Dunaief, Joshua. (2018). Living with AMD: Home Safety and Reading Aids. Bright Focus
Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.brightfocus.org/macular/article/living-am
home-safety-and-reading-aids

Equipment Needed: None.

Activity Description:
1. Have everyone sit in a circle.
2. One person will start by saying, “A is for a_______” and say something that starts with
the letter “a”. The next person will say the next letter (in alphabetical order) and then they
must also include all the letters before it. They would say, “B is for b______ and
a_____”.
3. Every time a new letter is added, all the letters before it must be said as well.
4. If you forget one of the letters prior to your letter, you are out.
5. Try to get all the way through the alphabet and see how many people are left that can
remember and say the whole thing.

Interaction Pattern:
This activity has a multilateral interaction pattern. Everyone is trying their best to
remember all of the letters before them and to come up with a new word, but no one person is
“it” or the antagonist. This game is also competitive because you don’t want to get out and you
want to be one of the last people remaining.

Adaptations:
1. One adaptation for the game could be that players stay in the game the whole time.
Instead of getting “out” you can receive hints from other players.
2. Since there is no sight required for this game, there are not a whole lot of adaptations for
those with stage 3 age-related macular degeneration. It would be smart and helpful to be
in a quiet, well-lit environment so that all the words can be heard clearly and everyone
can see each other well.