Our the last two weeks, first graders have been working hard at flexing their auditory memory and visual focus and memory skills. With activities that required students to actively listen, recall, and follow a set of complex oral directions, students were using their listening skills, visualization, rehearsal, and counting/tracking skills to perform various tasks. Additionally, students learned how to train their brains to look at the details of things by asking themselves questions like - How Many? What Kinds? What Colors? Where? Are There Feelings Expressed?
Activities for auditory memory and visual focus and memory included:
Auditory Memory
Listening for Details (I'm going shopping...Game)
Aural Reasoning & Following Complex Directions (Scarecrow Coloring)
Which One Is Me? Riddles (listening to a series of clues and identifying a picture that would match all of the clues)
A Dog's Tale (listening to the story of a dog and then creating and illustration with as many details as possible)
Visual Focus & Memory
Eye Can Learn Memory Games (students study a picture and recall as many details as they can)
You See Then Copy Me (students are quickly shown a picture or image, the image is taken away, and students try to recreate the picture / image)
Spot the Difference (students study a picture for a set amount of time, the picture is taken away and a new version is displayed, students spot all of the differences between the first picture and the new version)
Activities for auditory memory and visual focus and memory included:
Auditory Memory
Listening for Details (I'm going shopping...Game)
Aural Reasoning & Following Complex Directions (Scarecrow Coloring)
Which One Is Me? Riddles (listening to a series of clues and identifying a picture that would match all of the clues)
A Dog's Tale (listening to the story of a dog and then creating and illustration with as many details as possible)
Visual Focus & Memory
Eye Can Learn Memory Games (students study a picture and recall as many details as they can)
You See Then Copy Me (students are quickly shown a picture or image, the image is taken away, and students try to recreate the picture / image)
Spot the Difference (students study a picture for a set amount of time, the picture is taken away and a new version is displayed, students spot all of the differences between the first picture and the new version)