Activity Upload #1

Cinthia Croussett

a. Jenga

b. Sources:

Blue_Therapist. (2015, May 2). Therapeutic Interventions for Children. Retrieved
September 19, 2017, from Childhood Interventions :
http://childhoodinterventions.blogspot.com/2015/05/lets-jenga.html

Stumbo, N. J., & Peterson, C. A. (2010). Chapter 7. In Therapeutic recreation

program design: principles and procedures (pp. 176-208). San Francisco, CA:
Pearson Benjamin Cummings.

c. Materials needed: Jenga block tower, list of questions, marker to write numbers
on the blocks (list and numbering of blocks must be done before starting the
activity)

-LIST OF QUESTIONS AT END OF DOCUMENT-

d. Activity Description following guidelines for task analysis. How will you
explain to your participants how the activity will go?

1. Divide the group into two teams (Team A and Team B)

2. Each team should pick an order in which the teammates will participate in.
3. One player from Team A will walk up to the table.
4. They will go to the tower and, without holding on to the tower, use their
hands to select a block from the tower and try to remove it from the tower without
knocking down the entire tower.
5. Once they are able to remove a block they must look at the piece and say
the number that is written on the block.
6. They will have to answer a question meant for that specific block.
7. After they answer the question they have to lay the block on the top of the
tower. (The block has to face to opposite direction from the blocks on top- e.g., if
the blocks on top are pointing front to back they now need to face left to right and
vice versa)
8. The teammate from Team A rejoins their group and a teammate from
Team B comes up to the table.
9. The player from Team B has to try and remove a block from the tower as
well without knocking down the entire tower.
10. After taking out the block they need to look at the piece and say the
number on the piece they removed.
11. They now need to answer the question meant for that specific block
12. Once they answer the question they must take the piece and place it on top
of the tower, with the piece facing the correct way, without knocking down the
tower.
13. The team members from both teams will take turns going back and forth
removing blocks and laying them at the top of the tower.
14. First team to knock down the tower loses.
15. Once the first round is done the difficulty can be increased
16. For the second round, you can have the teams pick a color (pink, green, or
blue- one color will remain neutral so both teams can pick from that if one of their
blocks is hard to remove.)
17. On their turn, they can only remove blocks from the color their team
chose.
18. They repeat game as they did in the beginning (one player at a time and
the teams take turns removing a block and placing it on top).
19. The game can keep going and getting consecutively harder (e.g., using
only one hand, blindfolded)
20. The game can be played with only two people or big groups (the
maximum number can range and depends on the number of blocks used in the
game)

e. Primary interaction pattern(s) Derived from your activity analysis, which

should be attached.
*Note: Two different types of activity analyses forms will be used. For your first
two activities, use Stumbo and Peterson and for your third activity use Porter.
f. One researched adaptation specific to a disability group. Be specific. For
example, saying someone has anger issues is not a disorder. However, a person
with anger issues might be diagnosed with conduct disorder. You may not use a
particular disability or disorder more than one time.
Jenga can be used for people of all ages to have fun. This adaptation of
Jenga is made specifically for kids and adolescents age 6- 18 with ADHD.
According to a blog on childhood interventions this game helps with
concentration, focus, and impulse control (Blue_Therapist, 2015). Since they
cannot move fast to grab the pieces or put them back without knocking down the
tower, this game helps motivate them to work on their hand eye coordination and
speed. The questions in the game are designed to get them to participate and
interact with their peers. It serves as an icebreaker to help them open up and feel
more comfortable in their group. The game can also be played between the
therapist and the client if there isnt a bigger group available to play. The best
setting for this game is a neutral setting with not a lot of noise or movement. It
helps be able to hear the question and allows the group to hear the participants
answer.
Jenga Questions

Pink (Emotion Questions)

1. What is one thing that makes you happy?
2. Describe a time you felt scared?
3. What is one thing that makes you sad?
4. What do you do when you are frustrated?
5. What are things that make you feel frustrated?
6. Free pass
7. What helps distract you when you are worried?
8. What makes you feel bored?
9. What makes you laugh?
10. What is something that annoys you?
11. Who can you talk to when you feel sad?
12. Tell us one good thing that happened today?
13. What is one thing that makes you angry?
14. How are you feeling today?
15. What pushes your buttons?
16. What do you do when you feel lonely?

Green (Movements)
1. Clap your hands three times
2. Jump up and down 4 times
3. Wave to your group
4. Touch your shoulder
5. Free pass
6. Write your name on a paper
7. Lift your right leg
8. Lift your left leg
9. Lift your arms as high as you can
10. Stretch
11. Touch your nose
12. Stomp your feet
13. Draw a small picture
14. Place this block while sitting down
15. Remove another block and answer that question
16. Walk around the table once

Blue (Get to know me)

1. What is your favorite movie?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. If you had three wishes what would they be?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. What is your favorite animal?
6. What is your favorite show?
7. What is your favorite car?
8. What is your favorite candy?
9. What is your favorite dessert?
10. Free pass
11. What is your favorite drink (soda or juice)?
12. What is one thing you hate?
13. What is one thing you love?
14. What do you like to do for fun?
15. What is your favorite sport?
16. What is your favorite day of the week?