UAB TBIMS In-home Cognitive Stimulation Guidebook June, 2020 | Page 36

Time Exercises
Level 1 Notes :
� Use an analog clock ( with minute and hour hands ), a digital clock , or a combination of the two .
� Set the clock to the top of any hour and change it to 15 minutes ahead or 15 minutes behind . o Example : set a clock to 8:00 and then set it forward to 8:15 .
� Ask the person to tell you the time on the clock .
� Change the clock in 15‐minute increments of time and ask the person to read the time . � Ask what time it will be in 15 minutes or 30 minutes . � Ask the person what the actual time is . � Ask less obvious time projections as the person progresses . o Example : “ What time will it be in 23 minutes ?”
� Ask how much time has passed after doing another kind of activity , such as having a conversation or watching a television show , and inform the person know how close to being accurate the person is and ask again later . o Example : “ How long ago did I come into your room ?”
Task : � Give the time .
Level 2 Notes :
� Draw on paper several circular clocks with numbers but no hands .
� Write a time below each clock o Example : 4:15
� Ask the person to draw the hands on the clock above so that it reads the written time . o Repeat with several different times . � Draw on paper several circular clocks with numbers and hands set to a time � Ask the person to write numeric time shown on the clock . o Repeat with several different times .
Task : � Draw the hands on the circular clock � Write down the time shown on the circular clock
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