1、15-Minute Memory ActivitiesThey say that the brain is like any other muscle in the body-the more you use it,the more developed it will become.Here are five quick and easy activities that will help you to develop your memory skills.1.The Suitcase GameThis is a round-the-table memory game.In a group,g
2、o around in turn and say what you are putting in the suitcase.Each person has to say all the other items as well as their own new one.If you get it wrong,youre out!To keep things fresh,decide on a theme of the objects it doesnt always have to be travel-based.2.The Tray GamePlace 12 items on a tray a
3、nd ask pupils to look at it for 20 seconds.Cover the tray with a cloth or other barrier and give pupils 30 seconds to write down everything they can remember.For a variation of this game,elect a pupil,or group of pupils,to look away(or leave the room).Remove one or several items from the tray and ha
4、ve them guess what has changed.3.Brain YogaTake your left hand,make a fist,and extend your thumb;holding this,do the same with your right,only extend your little pinky.Now change them so its left pinky and right thumb.The co-ordination involved will strengthen neural connections,which will help deve
5、lop the memory!4.The Concentration GameGet a deck of card and lay out all 52 cards in four rows of 13(you can include the jokers in six rows of nine cards each,if you prefer).Players take turns choosing two cards,placing them face up.If they are of the same suit and colour(for example,six of diamond
6、s and six of hearts)that player wins the pair and plays again.If the cards are not of the same suit and colour,the player has to return the cards to the board face down and play passes to the player on the left.The game ends when a player picks the last pair.The winner is the person with the most pa
7、irs.Players may end up in a tie for first place,depending on the size of the group.5.Matching PairsThis is another game that can be played with a deck of cards.Cards are laid face down on a surface and two cards are flipped face up for each turn.The object of the game is to turn over pairs of matchi
8、ng cards(you can choose how a match is made,whether it be cards of the same suit,or the same number maybe even incorporate two decks and play for exact matches).If a player succeeds in matching a pair,they have another turn and continue until they fail to match two cards.Flip the cards back over after a turn has ended.The object of the game is to find the most matches in a row with the ultimate being matching the whole deck so players must watch carefully as others take a turn.
