Montessori-Based Activities for Persons with Dementia, Volume 1 Edited by Cameron J. Camp, Ph.D.

Introduction

Sensory Discrimination

• Activity 1: Loud and Soft
• Activity 2: Color Discrimination
• Activity 3: Weight Discrimination
• Activity 4: Temperature Discrimination
• Activity 5: The Smelling Jars

Scooping Exercises

• Group I: Hand Scooping Activities
• Group II: Scooping Activities Using Tools
• Activity 1: Golf Ball Scoop
• Activity 2: Marble Scooping
• Activity 3: Spoon Scooping of Grains
• Activity 4: Pasta Scooping
• Activity 5: Sifting Rice

Pouring Activities

• Activity 1: Corn Pouring with Funnel
• Activity 2: Liquid Pouring

Squeezing Activities

• Activity 1: Clay Color Mixing
• Activity 2: Using Tongs
• Activity 3: Pom-pom Squeeze
• Activity 4: Clothes Pin Exercise
• Activity 5: Garlic Press Squeeze
• Activity 6: Hole Punching

Fine Motor Activities

• Activity 1: Stringing Beads
• Activity 2: Lacing
• Activity 3: Rock Painting
• Activity 4: Sand Tray Letters
• Activity 5: Tearing Paper
• Activity 6: Cutting with Scissors

Care of the Environment

• Activity 1: Arranging Flowers
• Activity 2: Watering Plants
• Activity 3: Place Setting
• Activity 4: Polishing Metal
• Activity 5: Mirror Polishing

Care of the Person

• Activity 1: Folding Clothes
• Activity 2: Hanging Clothes

Matching Activities

• Group I: Form Matching
• Activity 1: Shape Sort
• Activity 2: Face Sort
• Group II: Object Matching
• Activity 1: Toolbox Sort
• Activity 2: Cufflink Sort
• Group III: Category Matching with Pictures
• Activity 1: Environmental Sorts (Plants/Animals)

Seriation Activities

• Activity 1: Measuring Spoons
• Activity 2: Arranging Tubes in a Series
• Group Activity: Memory Blackout Bingo Game