Executive Function Games
Below are games that have been tried by pediatric occupational therapists working with children with executive function difficulties. These are their recommendations!
SEQUENCE FOR KIDS (ages 3-6 but can be used for older)
* Sustained attention * Sequencing * Turn taking * Planning * Initiation * Impulse control * Task completion * Metacognition
SLAMWICH (ages 6+)
* Sustained attention * Processing speed
TWANGLED (ages 6+)
Collaborative game that focuses on teamwork, impulse control, communication skills
SPOT IT! (ages 6+)
* Sustained attention * Shift * Processing speed * Visual Perception
BLINK (ages 7+)
* Sustained attention * Shifting attention * Inhibition * Processing speed
TICKET TO RIDE (ages 8+)
* Planning * Sequencing * Sustained attention * Shifting attention * Working memory * Impulse control *
CHOCOLATE FIX (ages 8+)
* Planning * Sequencing * Sustained attention * Working Memory * Deductive reasoning
SIMON SORRY! (ages 8+)
Great mashup of Simon and Sorry that targets * Sustained attention * Working memory * Turn taking
