Remembering Pictures

Look at the picture together and name each item one at a time. Then cover the picture and have them write down everything they remember. If you printed the page, just fold the paper over the picture. At first, try recalling right away; once that gets easy, wait about 5 minutes before recalling.

Exercise 1

Look at the picture for 5 minutes and memorize as many objects as you can.

• Memory
• Attention
• Visuospatial perception

Show picture (click to hide it once you've memorized it)

Cover the picture and write down the names of all the objects you remember.

Sample answer

A TV, a floor lamp, a framed picture on the wall, two vases, a blue box, two tables, books and a teacup on the table, two sofas, a blanket draped over the sofa

Exercise 2

Look at the picture for 5 minutes and memorize as many objects as you can.

• Memory
• Attention
• Visuospatial perception

Show picture (click to hide it once you've memorized it)

Cover the picture and write down the names of all the objects you remember.

Sample answer

A painting on the wall, a potted plant (tree), a desk, a computer, three office chairs, a large window, two armchairs, a small table

Exercise 3

Look at the picture and memorize as many objects as you can.

• Memory
• Attention
• Visuospatial perception

Show picture (click to hide it once you've memorized it)

Cover the picture and write down the names of all the objects you remember.

Show answer

There are 10 in all: a potted plant, a light bulb, nail clippers, a pen, a notebook, a ring, a watch, a toothbrush, a cake and headphones

Exercise 4

Look at the figures in the dashed box for 5 minutes and memorize as many as you can.

• Visuospatial perception
• Attention
• Language

Show picture (click to hide it once you've memorized it)

Cover the figures in the dashed box and name the figures you remember.

Show answer

There are 4 figures inside the dashed box: a blue diamond, a yellow square, a green half circle and an ochre pentagon