Emily Sager

Activity Day 2

a. Title- Create a Story

b. Sources-

CTRS, Charles C. Dixon MS. Social Activities for Small Groups,

www.recreationtherapy.com/tx/txsmsoc.htm

“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services,
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-
adhd/index.shtml#part_145447

“Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional

Strategies and Pactices—Pg 3.” Home, 7 Oct. 2008,
www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/adhd-teaching_pg3.html.

c. Equipment-
• Scissors
• Yarn of various colors
d. Activity Description-
• Before the activity begins, have the Recreational Therapist prepare the ball of
yarn. To prepare the ball of yarn, you cut different colors of yarn all different
lengths. Then you tie the pieces of yarn end to end and alternate the colors as you
tie them together. Finally, you roll the yarn into a ball.
• Have everyone sit in a circle
• Decide who goes first and give them the ball of yarn
• As they begin the story, they will slowly unravel the yarn. Once it gets to a new
color, they will pass the ball of yarn to the next person.
• Once the yarn is a new color the Therapist will make a new rule that the patients
must include in the story such as introduce a new character, change the setting, or
have a specific event happen. The Therapist can change this depending on the
group of people that they are working with.
• The last person who unravels the yarn will be the one to end the story.
• This activity requires little physical strength, speed, endurance, and energy.
 • This activity requires a great amount of communication and concentration
between the group of people.

e. Primary Interaction Pattern- The primary interaction pattern that would fit this activity
best would be Intragroup. Intragroup would best fit this activity because a group of
people are working together to reach a mutual goal of coming up with a story with a
beginning, middle, and end. This activity also requires positive verbal interactions.

f. Adaptation- A disability group that this activity could be adapted to is ADHD. A way
to adapt this activity is to have a small group around 5 to 7 people to prevent or help
decrease inattention. Another adaptation could be to have the activity held in a quiet
room with no one else in it besides the group participating in the activity. This could
prevent from distractions from around the room and help the people focus on what is
going on in the group. The therapist could reward people with something small such as a
sticker if they do not interrupt and wait until they have the ball of yarn to speak.