Categories with Sample Pages & Audio
Every issue of The Activity Director's Companion™ is divided into various categories for ease of use, allowing you to quickly find activities most appropriate for your residents.
The contents page highlights activities ideal for utilizing outside or resident volunteers, the track numbers on the CD included with each issue, and a rating system of each activity's physical mobility and mental acuity requirements.
 Track 2 | CELEBRATIONS contains two month's worth of selected calendar information (some whimsical - some serious), as well as at least two "in-depth" sections related to holidays or events that occur during those two months. Web links are included where appropriate to provide a jumping off point for more information so you can design activities around those special calendar events. In addition to games, songs, and activities, other special calendar-related information sometimes appears.
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 Track 12 | MUSIC, MOVEMENT AND MORE includes a variety of exercises, simple dances, and sing-along songs – most of which are also keyed to CD tracks. In addition, some of the songs include simple piano accompaniment in the event you, a volunteer or someone else in your organization plays a keyboard instrument.
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 Track 28 | LET'S GET TOGETHER: GROUP ACTIVITIES provides everything from a fully-themed long-term activity – to pencil and paper games and diversions to help pass the time while waiting for meals or other events – to group games designed to get everyone involved.
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 Track 31 | THINK ABOUT IT: BRAIN EXERCISES includes such features as "What Would You Do?" in which a situation requiring judgment is presented for discussion. Other activities – imagination reproducibles, and even the popular Japanese puzzles known as Sudoku – are all designed to provide a mental workout to compliment the physical movement presented elsewhere.
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 Track 33 | The LEARN, SHARE, EXPLORE: CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SENIORS section features articles, CD selections, poems, stories and a variety of other devices, all keyed to educational growth, discussion, and expanding horizons. Everything from how to use e-mail, to current events, travel, the environment and more is presented in a non-threatening, easy to understand format on a recurring basis.
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 | PROFESSIONAL'S CORNER, which will appear in each issue, consists of professional articles designed just for you by Rachel Ryan. Rachel, who is Activity Consultant Certified, will discuss everything from the latest research to practical tips on finding and utilizing volunteers to help expand your reach and effectiveness.
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