Do
you recall those schooldays when you had a few minutes to spare at the end of a
lesson and the teacher would decide to give the class a pencil and paper
activity? These could be games such as
hangman, noughts and crosses, battleships and, more often than not, a spelling
bee! There is something challenging
about having to find words within the long word and only using the letters in
it. I remember a common word used at
school was chrysanthemum!
At the Memory Café we often have challenging activities to keep our brains
active and to work alongside other people, so here is a spelling bee you might
like to try! The word ‘pedestrian’ can make well over 50 words, but to
give you a start here are clues of 20 words you can make from using letters
found in PEDESTRIAN: