Why use attention and memory worksheets in therapy?

They train selective, working, episodic and semantic memory and attention, improving focus, learning, and daily functioning for children and adults in clinical and educational settings.

What difficulty levels do NeuronUP attention and memory worksheets offer?

NeuronUP worksheets are organized into five levels: basic, easy, medium, hard and advanced, allowing progressive difficulty for tailored rehabilitation.

Are attention and memory worksheets available in digital and paper formats?

Most worksheets can be completed digitally on computer or tablet or printed for paper-based sessions, supporting remote and in-person therapy.

Which cognitive functions do these attention and memory worksheets target?

Worksheets target selective attention, working memory, episodic memory, semantic memory, alternating attention and processing speed, depending on the activity.

Which worksheets are recommended for adults?

Adult-focused examples include Select items from a category, Repeated words, Search for consecutive stimuli, Memorize the order, and Matching Shapes.

Which worksheets suit children and adolescents?

Child and adolescent examples include Dot to Dot, Find the Different Picture, Picture Maze, Common Items, and From Smallest to Largest.

Attention and memory cards for children and adults

Below we present 10 NeuronUP attention and memory worksheets ideal for neuropsychologists or occupational therapists to work with both children and adults on these cognitive functions.

Attention and memory worksheets are vital when working on these cognitive functions in both children and adults. But, why is it important to work on attention and memory?

Attention is the ability that allows us to focus on some stimuli and ignore others, while memory is the capacity that enables us to learn and adapt. Without them we would not be who we are.

Worksheets for training attention and memory in adults

1. Select items from a category

What does this involve?

This attention and memory worksheet for adults consists of selecting a series of specific items from a group of stimuli. For example, in the following worksheet the user must select the instruments

NeuronUP Activities - Select items from a category — NeuronUP activity “Select items from a category”.

What does this activity target?

The cognitive functions that are worked on are the selective attention and semantic memory.

Difficulty levels

Select items from a category is a worksheet and, like all NeuronUP worksheets, is organized into five difficulty levels:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

In addition, this activity for working on memory with adults can be completed both in digital format and on paper.

2. Repeated words

What does this involve?

As its name indicates, the user must try to mark the Repeated words on each worksheet.

NeuronUP Activities - Repeated Words — NeuronUP activity *Repeated words.*

What does this activity target?

This is a worksheet to work on selective attention and working memory.

Difficulty levels

It has five difficulty levels:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

In addition, this memory and attention worksheet can be done both digitally and on paper.

3. Search for consecutive stimuli

What does this involve?

This exercise consists of searching among a set of stimuli for the given key. In this case, each time the user sees “6 and 4” they must mark them.

NeuronUP Activities - Search for consecutive stimuli — NeuronUP activity *Search for consecutive stimuli.*

What does this activity target?

This worksheet works on selective attention.

Difficulty levels

Like the rest of the worksheets, it has five difficulty levels:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

It is available both in digital format and on paper.

4. Memorize the order (free memorization time)

What does this involve?

This adult worksheet consists of memorizing the images shown in order and then placing them back in the same way.

The instructions are shown below:

You should order the following images:

What does this activity target?

In this worksheet episodic memory is worked on.

Difficulty levels

Memorize the order (free memorization time) is organized into five difficulty levels:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

It is an exercise that can be done both digitally and on paper.

5. Matching Shapes

What does this involve?

This worksheet for working on attention with adults aims for the user to find the identical figures among several similar ones.

NeuronUP Activities - Matching Shapes - Easy — Activity: Matching Shapes (easy level)

NeuronUP Activities - Matching Shapes - Advance — Activity: Matching Shapes (advance level)

What does this activity target?

In this worksheet selective attention is worked on.

Difficulty levels

Matching Shapes is a worksheet and, like all NeuronUP worksheets, is organized into five difficulty levels:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

In addition, this activity for working on memory with adults can be completed both in digital format and on paper.

Attention and memory worksheets for children and adolescents

6. Dot to Dot

What does this involve?

This attention and memory worksheet for children consists of joining numbered dots in order to form a drawing.

NeuronUP Activities - Dot to Dot — NeuronUP activity Dot to Dot.

What does this activity target?

In this worksheet semantic memory and selective attention are worked on.

Difficulty levels

It has five difficulty levels:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

In addition, this activity for working on memory and attention with children can be done both in digital format and on paper.

7. Find the Different Picture

What does this involve?

If we are looking for a worksheet to work on attention with children, this is the ideal one. In Find the Different Picture, children have to point out the different image from a series.

NeuronUP Activities - Find the Different Picture — NeuronUP activity to work on attention with children Find the Different Picture.

What does this activity target?

In this worksheet children exercise processing speed and selective attention.

Difficulty levels

It has five difficulty levels:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

It is available in digital and on paper.

8. Picture Maze

What does this involve?

This worksheet is designed for children to navigate a maze of drawings following various instructions in an alternating manner:

NeuronUP Activities - Maze — NeuronUP activity Picture Maze.

This is how the path should be followed:

NeuronUP Activities - Maze-Completed-Easy — NeuronUP activity Picture Maze.

What does this activity target?

In this worksheet children will exercise alternating attention and selective attention.

Difficulty levels

Picture Maze is organized into five difficulty levels:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

Professionals can work on this activity with their users digitally, via a computer or tablet, or on paper.

9. Common Items

What does this involve?

In this children’s memory and attention worksheet children must select a series of specific items from a group of stimuli.

NeuronUP Activities - Common Items — NeuronUP attention and memory activity Common Items.

What does this activity target?

In this attention and memory worksheet, children will exercise selective attention and semantic memory.

Difficulty levels

The professional can work with children on five difficulty levels with this worksheet:

basic,
easy,
medium,
hard,
advanced.

Format

It can be worked on in digital format and on paper.

10. From Smallest to Largest

What does this involve?

The last worksheet we present is From Smallest to Largest. It consists of determining the size relationship among a series of elements. In this case the child has to order the drawings by size (from smallest to largest).