Cognitive Games are a fun and effective strategy for strengthening executive function skills within the classroom.
- Small-group cognitive games improve the executive function process of shifting. Shifting is the ability to switch back and forth between tasks and information sets while maintaining accuracy despite transitions (Benzing et al., 2019).
- Card Games
- Memory Games
- Chess/Checkers
- Musical Chairs
Activities
- Jokes
- Riddles
- Brain Teasers
- Puzzles
- Word Puzzles
- Crosswords
- Number Puzzles
- Sudoku
- Word Puzzles
Executive Function Activities for 5- to 7-year-olds
Executive Function Activities for 7- to 12-year-olds
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