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This is an activity that will help improve a
student’s working memory. These are
task cards that involve having the student
recall and perform multi-step
instructions, ranging from simple to more
complex actions.

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 1. Jump 3 times 1. Say your name
2. Turn around 2. Count to 10
3. Wave hello 3. Pat your head

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1. Spell the word

“Cool” 1. Sit on the floor
2. Stomp your feet 2. Lay down
3 times
3. Close your eyes
3. Snap your
fingers

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 1. Cover your
1. Shake your head
mouth
2. Spell your name
2. Say your age
3. Put your arms
3. Look at the up
ceiling

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1. Close the door 1. Solve “2+2”

2. Pat the table 3 2. Name an

times animal

3. Stick out your 3. Cross your

tongue arms

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 1. Take 3 steps
1. Pretend to sing
backwards
2. Touch your
2. Jump 2 times
toes
3. Take 3 steps
3. Take a bow
forward

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1. Pat your stomach

1. Open the door
2. Snap your fingers
2. Count to 10
3. Find something
3. Close the door yellow

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 1. Flap your arms
like a bird 1. Run on the spot

2. Sit on the floor 2. Spell your name

3. Pretend to 3. Spell “Tuesday”

make a snow
angel

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1. Make an angry 1. Name the days

face of the week

2. Make a sad face 2. Point to the

ceiling
3. Make a surprised
face 3. Pat the table

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 1. Say a word that
1. Take 2 hops
starts with “C”
forward
2. Say a word that
2. Run on the spot starts with “A”
for 10 seconds
3. Say a word that
3. Name an animal starts with “T”

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1. Blow a kiss 1. Touch your elbow

2. Wave hello 2. Pretend to give a

high five
3. Kick your left
3. Whistle any tune
leg

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 1. Find something
1. Name the colours orange
of the rainbow
2. Find something
2. Spell “Rainbow” green
3. Say today’s date 3. Find something
gray

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1. Name something 1. Pretend to cry

red
2. Point to your
2. Name something shoes
white
3. Take 5 steps
3. Name something backward
purple

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 1. Say a word that
1. Pat the table 4
starts with “B”
times
2. Say a word that
2. Clap your hands
starts with “U”
3 times
3. Say a word that
3. Stomp your feet starts with “N”
5 times

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1. Kick your right

leg 1. Pretend to sneeze
2. Throw a punch 2. Blow a kiss
with your left
hand 3. Spell your name

3. Take a bow

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 1. Spell my name 1. Open your
mouth
2. Count the even
numbers from 0 2. Raise your
to 20 eyebrows
3. Point to the 3. Snap your
corner of the fingers 3 times
room

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1. Draw a square
1. Do 2 push-ups in the air with
your finger
2. Run on the spot
for 15 seconds 2. Look behind
you
3. Do 6 jumping
jacks 3. Spin around 2
times

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 1. Poke your 1. Say a word that
cheeks with starts with “D”
your thumbs
2. Say a word that
2. Take 4 hops starts with “O”
backward
3. Say a word that
3. Tap your starts with “B”
shoulders

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1. Name something 1. Point to my shoes

that flies
2. Clench your fist
2. Name something
with 3 wheels 3. Draw a heart
with your finger
3. Name something in the air
that is round

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1. Point to my nose 1. Spell “Saturday”
2. Put your hands 2. Count backwards
onto your knees from 10
3. Take off your 3. Cross your arms
shoes

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1. Say today’s date

1. Do 12 jumping
jacks 2. Draw a triangle
in the air with
2. Do 6 push-ups your finger

3. Pretend to fly 3. Give me a

thumb’s up

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 1. Name a 1. Touch your
colour toes
2. Walk to the 2. Do 5 jumping
desk jacks
3. Pat your legs 3. Nod your head
5 times

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1. Snap your
1. Count to 15 fingers 3 times

2. Say my name 2. Touch your nose

3. Point to the 3. Whistle the tune

of “Twinkle
door
Twinkle”

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 1. Look at the 1. Give me a high
floor five
2. Solve “8+7” 2. Spin around

3. Clap your 3. Say today’s date

hands 2 times out loud

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1. Spell my name 1. Solve “15-10”

2. Count by 10’s 2. Name 5
until 100 classmates
3. Rub your 3. Sing “Happy
hands together Birthday”

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 1. Stand up 1. Give me two
2. Spin around thumbs up
3 times 2. Name 3 colours
3. Take 4 steps 3. Find something
forward red

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1. Tug on your 1. Rub your

ears stomach

2. Stick out 2. Scratch your

your tongue back

3. Take 6 hops 3. Open your

forward mouth

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 1. Spell your 1. Find something
name blue
2. Spell the word 2. Find something
“Awesome” yellow
3. Count 3. Find something
backwards brown
from 10
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1. Name 4
animals
1. Do 6 sit-ups
2. Do 5 push-ups 2. Say today’s
date out loud
3. Do 4 jumping
jacks 3. Look to your
left

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 1. Look up to the
1. Stomp your feet ceiling

2. Pat your legs 2. Touch your chin

3. Clap your hands 3. Pat your head

4. Rub your stomach 4. Look down to the

floor

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1. Raise your arms

1. Say your first name
2. Kick your right leg
out 2. Say my last name

3. Blow a kiss 3. Say today’s date

4. Whistle the tune to 4. Say your last name

“Happy Birthday”

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 1. Count to 10
1. Spin around
2. Sit on your hands
2. Jump up and down
3. Blink your eyes 3
3. Run on the spot
times
4. Sit on the floor
4. Give a big smile

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1. Give me a thumb’s
1. Give me a high five
up
2. Take 1 hop forward
2. Clench both of
your fists 3. Take 2 steps
backwards
3. Give 2 punches into
the air 4. Sit in the chair
4. Take a bow

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 1. Stand on your left
1. Name 2 foods you
foot
eat
2. Take 4 hops
2. Name 3 animals
backwards
3. Name 3 colours
3. Walk 6 steps
forward 4. Name 2 months
of the year
4. Sit on the floor

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1. Clap your hands 7 1. Knock on the

times door 2 times
2. Point to the corner 2. Walk to the
of the room nearest table
3. Draw a diamond 3. Pat the table 5
in the air with times
your finger
4. Touch your toes
4. Tell me your last
name
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 1. Count the odd
1. Spell your name in
numbers from 1 to
19 a low voice

2. Close your eyes

2. Find something red

3. Name something 3. Turn your head to

the right
found in the ocean

4. Find something 4. Look up at the

ceiling
white

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1. Clap your hands 3

1. Name a number
times
that is before 14
2. Pat your legs 3
2. Touch your left
times
ear with your
right pinky finger 3. Stomp your feet 2
times
3. Touch your right
foot 4. Pat your stomach
2 times
4. Jump 3 times

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 1. Tell me today’s
date 1. Lift your left leg

2. Name 3 kinds of 2. Touch your toes

vegetables
3. Raise your right
3. Name 3 kinds of hand
fruits
4. Stand on your
4. Spell the word right foot
“Dinner”

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1. Spell the word

1. Name a word that
“Purple”
rhymes with “Blue”
2. Spell your last
2. Point to the door
name
3. Touch your eyes
3. Spell your first
with your index
name
fingers
4. Tell me your
4. Blink 6 times
birthday

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 1. Pat your head 1. Shake your head no

2. Put your arms up 2. Spell the word “Yes”

3. Sit on the floor 3. Look up at the

ceiling
4. Count by 2’s from
2 to 20 4. Look down to the
floor

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1. Name a month that 1. Touch your chin

starts with “A”
2. Blink your eyes 3
2. Name a day of the times
week that starts
with “T” 3. Touch your mouth

3. Find something red 4. Open and close

your mouth 3 times
4. Find something
black

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 1. Spell the word
“Green” 1. Raise your
eyebrows
2. Name 3 things
that are green 2. Scratch your head
3. Touch the top of 3. Touch your elbow
your head
4. Snap your fingers
4. Touch the back of
your head

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1. Touch your knees

1. Name the colour of
my hair 2. Point to something
blue
2. Name the colour of
your hair 3. Touch both of your
ears with your
3. Name the colour of
thumbs
my eyes
4. Say a word that
4. Name the colour of
starts with “H”
your eyes

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 1. Pretend you’re
1. Wave hello eating
2. Tap your elbows 2. Pretend you’re
together sleeping
3. Tap your thumbs 3. Pretend you’re
together singing
4. Wave goodbye 4. Pretend you’re
drinking

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1. Take 5 steps
forward
1. Touch your toes
2. Turn your body
2. Scratch your back right
3. Raise your arms 3. Take 8 steps
backwards
4. Cross your arms
4. Turn your body to
your left

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 1. Name something 1. Say a word that
with 2 wheels starts with “P”

2. Name something 2. Say a word that

that is black starts with “O”

3. Name something 3. Say a word that

you eat starts with “N”

4. Name something 4. Say a word that

with wings starts with “D”

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1. Name something 1. Say a word that

that is round starts with “Z”
2. Name something 2. Say a word that
found in the starts with “I”
bathroom
3. Say a word that
3. Name something starts with “P”
pink
4. Say a word that
4. Name something starts with “S”
with 3 wheels
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 1. Name something 1. Say a word that
with fins starts with “H”

2. Name something 2. Say a word that

that you wear starts with “U”

3. Name something 3. Say a word that

with wings starts with “M”

4. Name something 4. Say a word that

that digs starts with “B”

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1. Name something 1. Say a word that

with paws starts with “L”
2. Name something 2. Say a word that
that uses batteries starts with “E”
3. Name something 3. Say a word that
with feathers starts with “C”
4. Name something 4. Say a word that
that is shiny starts with “F”

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 1. Say a word that
1. Name something
starts with “Y”
with a tail
2. Say a word that
2. Name something
starts with “O”
with sharp teeth
3. Say a word that
3. Name that is cold
starts with “G”
4. Name something
4. Say a word that
that is round
starts with “I”

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1. Name something 1. Say a word that

found in the kitchen starts with “A”

2. Name something 2. Say a word that

with four corners starts with “J”

3. Name something 3. Say a word that

you fold starts with “K”

4. Name something 4. Say a word that

you drive starts with “W”

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 1. Name something 1. Say a word that
that grows starts with “L”
2. Name something 2. Say a word that
that is hot starts with “E”
3. Name something 3. Say a word that
that burns starts with “N”
4. Name something 4. Say a word that
found in the starts with “D”
bedroom
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1. Name something 1. Say a word that

with more than 4 starts with “Y”
legs
2. Say a word that
2. Name something starts with “U”
that swims
3. Say a word that
3. Name a season starts with “I”
4. Name something 4. Say a word that
found in a starts with “K”
classroom
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