Yanely Martinez

LEI 4724
Activity File 7
Activity Title 1: People Bingo
Source:
Dattilo, J. (2012). Learn About People, Inclusion, and Disability. In Inclusive Leisure
Services (Third ed., pp. 385-485). State College, PA: Venture Publishing.
Ray, L. (2015, October 1). Adaptations to Be Made with Cerebral Palsy. Retrieved
October 19, 2015, from http://www.livestrong.com/article/70375-adaptationsmade-cerebral-palsy/
Stevens, A. (1972). Fun With Games. In Fun is Therapeutic (pp. 70-71). Fort
Lauderdale, Florida: Charles C. Thomas.
Equipment: 8 x 11 sheets of paper and pencil
Description of Activity:
The therapist will make bingo cards on 8 x 11 sheets of paper. As participants
enter the room the activity, hand them a bingo card and ask them to get signatures in
each of the bingo squares. Once all participants have gotten at least one signature from
each person in the room or has filled up all the squares on the card, ask them to sit
down with their bingo cards and a pen or pencil. The therapist will instruct one person to
read the name of another person from their card out loud and then anyone with the
name said out loud will cross the name out on his or her card. Then the person whose
name was called will be the next one to give them name of someone else, and then that
name will get crossed out on the cards. When someone has five names crossed out
next to each other in a row, column or across then they are the winner. The game will be
played until there are several winners.
Once the game is complete, the therapist will have participants help pick up any
left behind pens or pencils and then sit on the chair to have a discussion about the
activity. The therapist will ask participants if they had a fun time and if they believe there
is a way to make the activity even more fun. These insights are very important and
beneficial.
Leadership considerations:
This activity is best for large groups of participants. The more participants the
more engaging and fun the activity will be. The activity is performed in an indoor setting
with tables and chairs. Music can be played while participants are getting the signatures
but when it comes out to calling the names out, the music should be muted to avoid any
confusion with names and unnecessary yelling. The therapist is actively involved in the
beginning of the activity when he/she is giving out the bingo cards. As the participants
get the signatures and mingle amongst themselves, the therapist will supervise during
this time. The therapist will get the their attention and instruct them to sit down to begin
the bingo game. The therapist will once again become a supervisor and insure that the
bingo game goes smoothly. A safety hazard to be aware of is the use of pens and
pencils. Depending on the age of the participants these objects can be very dangerous.
The therapist needs to keep a wide eye out to make sure the pens and pencil are being

used for the appropriate reasons. The topics of discussion will be lead by the therapist
and will be chosen depending on the participants interests and needs.
Adaptations:
*Participants with Hearing Loss:
In this activity, participants are required to say out loud a name of another
participant that is on their bingo card. Participants with hearing loss are not able to
participate in these kinds of activities unless they have assistances. They can have an
interpreter that can translate everything being said to the deaf participant and can say
everything the participant say to the other participants. Participants with hearing loss
usually use sign language or speech reading when communicating with others.
Participants that use speech reading though have to be looking at one person to
interpret what the person is saying. The therapist and other participants must take this
into consideration when performing the activity. The activity itself can be adapted for
deaf participants by requiring everyone to have whiteboards and when it is their turn
they need to write the name down on the whiteboard and then raise it up to show all the
other participants. If they get bingo, then they stand up and spin in circles.
*Participants with Cerebral Palsy:
These participants are characterized by the inability to control muscular and
postural movement. The reason this occurs is because there had been damage to the
motor portion of the brain. The participants at times may have spasticity, so it may be
difficult to write their names down on so many participants papers. To help with this,
each participant will be assigned a color. They are going to provide a dot for all
participants, so when the game begins the colors will be said out loud to play the game.
Many with cerebral palsy have difficulty sitting in a regular chair because of posture and
muscle tension, so chairs may require a number of straps to hold a person in place.
Also have access the individuals properly sized headrests, backrests and seats. If not
provide the most appropriate one for the participant. Do not have participants walking
around so much, so instead of having participants walking around with their color just
have them sit down and pass the bingo cards in the table. If the have difficulty reading
the colors out loud, the therapist will assist the participants and can read it out loud for
them, if necessary.