Cognition

Attention

100

Identify the one item that is not a thanksgiving dish: cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, oatmeal

Oatmeal 

200

Tap the table when you hear a Thanksgiving dish: Wagon, cranberry, porch, stuffing, window

2 taps

300

Clap when you hear a fall item: leaf, snowman, pumpkin, beach ball, turkey 

3 claps  

400

Repeat back only the foods: hay, cornbread, rake, pumpkin pie, scarf, gravy 

Cornbread, pumpkin pie, gravy  

500

Name 10 fall items, and snap when you list the 5th and 10th item. 

2 snaps 

Memory

100

Repeat the thanksgiving list

pie, rolls, turkey 

200

Say these items from largest to smallest: spoon, pot, bowl, can. 

Spoon, can, bowl, pot 

300

Repeat the food items backwards 

Rolls, gravy, corn

400

Remember this 3-item list; after 10 seconds, tell me the first one

Apples 

500

I’m going to read 3 fall errands: name the 2nd task

Grab pumpkin pie 

Problem Solving

100

You spill gravy while carrying plates. What should you do first?

Clean the gravy 

200

Your steps are covered in wet leaves and you’re holding grocery bags. What’s the safest plan? 

Sweep the leaves before putting the grocery bags away

300

Your oven timers for turkey and pie go off together. Which should you check first and why? 

The pie since it can burn easier 

400

You need to leave in 15 minutes but still need to put on your coat, find your keys, and pack your car. What’s your first priority? 

Find your keys 

500

You’re running late for a thanksgiving party but still need to stop to gas up your car. Your friend is relying on you to bring the turkey. What should you do? 

Communicate with your friend

Mental Flexibility

100

You wanted to watch the Thanksgiving parade, but the TV remote won’t work. What else can you do? 

Open response

200

You planned to make turkey but the store ran out. What’s another meat dish you can make? 

Ham, chicken, sausage, etc

300

You’re setting the table for Thanksgiving but you ran out of plates. What do you do? 

I would use bowls, paper plates, or wash a plate to reuse.

400

You’re about to bake some pumpkin pie, but you forgot to buy the pie crust. What do you do? 

Buy a ready to make dessert or make a different dessert 

500

You planned to watch the football game, but else wants to watch a Thanksgiving movie. What do you do? 

Take turns, or pick something everything agrees on 

Divided Attention

100

Name something you eat on Thanksgiving after counting how many times I say the word pumpkin 

Any thanksgiving food + 2 times 

200

I’ll say 4 items. Say thanksgiving or not thanksgiving while clapping whenever I mention a drink. 

3 Thanksgiving items, 1 clap 

300

Describe your favorite Thanksgiving side dish while snapping your fingers every time I say leaf.

4 snaps and any thanksgiving item 

400

Tell me 3 things you’re grateful for while counting how many times I tap the table. 

Any 3 items + 6 taps 

500

Do these two tasks: Say food or not food and tap the table every time you hear a number. 

4 numbers, 2 foods