Mar 25 2009
Limericks that make you smile
I said that we would be discussing something new. I hinted that it might be limericks.
What are limericks and how can people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias write them?
A limerick is meant to be funny. Therefore they are sure to bring a smile to the faces of the folks with or without dementia in your audience.
Limeriks are five-line poems where lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme, and lines 3 and 4 rhyme. It is said that the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from France to the Irish town of Limerick in the 1700’s.
In order to make this a successful activity, you may have to have most of the limerick written except for the last word in the sentence.
You can think of rhyming words with the group members after you read the unfinished limerick to them.
Why do this activity? You ask
It is a fun way to stimulate the mind and have a good laugh
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Here is an inexpensive book that has games that can be adapted and modified for use with those who may have Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias or with other long term care residents. Included in the book is an easy to use limerick writer
This sort of exercise is fun and stimulates the mind at the same time.
Karen