Rehabilitation
At Home Rehabilitation Exercises
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15- Shell Game
LEVEL 1 - With 2 clear glasses and a marble, turn the glasses upside down, placing the marble underneath one of the glasses with the student watching. Ask the student to point to the glass containing the marble. Once this has been accomplished, move the glasses and ask the trainee to indicate the location of the marble again. Repeat several times.
LEVEL 2 - With 2 identical glasses that cannot be seen through, repeat the directions for Level 1 knowing that this time the student can no longer see the marble in the container. On repetitions, slowly increase the amount of time spent moving the containers/glasses.
LEVEL 3 - Proceed as in Level 2 using 3 or more identical glasses or containers that cannot be seen through and one marble. Follow the directions from above.
LEVEL 4 - Using 3 or more identical glasses or cups that cannot be seen through, and 2 or more distinctly different colored marbles, place all marbles under separate containers with the student watching. Ask the student to identify where each colored marble may be found. Move the containers about and ask again. Repeat several times and increase the time spent moving the containers.
Taken from Tasks for Home-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program, the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of P M & R, Birmingham, AL. © 1998-2003 University of Alabama at Birmingham