ADT UPDATE – June, 2010

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Listed below is a list of the articles and activities you will find in Activity Director Today E-magazine for the month of June.  Look them over and see if there is something you’d be interested in reading or having for your activity program.  On the fifteenth of each month you will receive the e-magazine for the coming month.  We also feature a student rate.  So check it out and keep up to date with articles and activities written by nationally known Activity Professionals.  We want to help.

 

Articles and Features you will find in the June2010 issue of Activity Director Today E-magazine

  • Father’s Day Discussion Questions
  • “They Say She’s Confused…”
  • Good Old Summertime Sensory
  • Look At Me
  • Benefits of Daily Outside Walks and Dementia Gardens
  • Meaningful Activities for June
  • Don’t Look at Me in That Tone of Voice!
  • 5 Fundamentals of Functional Fitness
  • It’s Luau Time!
  • The Therapeutic and Beneficial Value of Pet Companionship
  • Dear Debbie: (advice column)
  • May Observances
  • Coloring Page for June
  • Clipart of the Month
  • It Happened in June (Word Search)
  • June Maze
  • Free Facility Newsletter (a monthly feature for you to use)


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The following article is from the June 2010 issue of Activity Director Today E-magazine:

  

Meaningful Activities for June

 By Susan Berg, CDP, AD, BS(COTA/L)

 

There are some great days that lend themselves to meaningful activities in June. You can refer to last year’s article for other ideas. 

 

The first day I am going to discuss is Flag Day. For directions on how to make a large paper flag that is fairly easy, go to.

 

Not only can you use this flag for Flag Day celebrations and activities, but you can use it for other patriotic holidays like July 4th. If this craft is too difficult or you do not have time, just buy a large inexpensive flag. Having one comes in handy when having discussions about the American flag, Flag Day and other patriotic activities. You can also read a story about Flag Day.

 

 No flag Day event would be complete without doing Flag Day trivia

Here are two questions and answers that I am sure will spark some discussion.

 

1.  Why is the flag red, white and blue?

To the original members of the Continental Congress, red stood for hardiness and courage, white for purity and innocence, and blue for  justice. You can discuss which parts of the flag are red white and blue.

 

2.  Why thirteen stars and stripes on the flag?

They represent the thirteen original American colonies. The thirteen colonies included Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.<