Copy the Pattern
An eye for copying what you see
Play online — no app to installFree printable worksheets
Saerok is a brain-training playground where games that help with early dementia and mild cognitive decline are free to play. It works on a computer, a tablet or a phone, and if the screen is hard to use you can print the puzzles instead.
Download the worksheets (PDF)
Download and print straight away — no sign-up, no email. Each file holds four worksheets and the answer sheets.
These files are prepared in advance, so they always hold the same puzzles. For a fresh set every time, use “Print puzzles” on the site itself.
Five levels
- 1. First steps — 3×3 dots · 3 lines
- 2. Gentle — 3×3 dots · 4 lines
- 3. Easy — 3×3 dots · 6 lines
- 4. Normal — 4×4 dots · 7 lines
- 5. Hard — 4×4 dots · 9 lines
Scoring
| How to play | Look at the figure on the left and copy it onto the dots on the right. Either drag from one dot to another, or tap two dots in turn |
|---|---|
| Rubbing out | Tap the same line again to rub it out, or use “Rub out all” to clear the whole grid |
| Which lines you can draw | Only straight lines — across, down or diagonally. A long line that passes over a dot is fine too |
| What it exercises | It exercises the ability to copy what the eye sees. That ability fades early in dementia, so this kind of task is used in memory assessments |
| Level | Level 1 is 3×3 dots with 3 lines · Level 2 has 4 lines · Level 3 has 6 · Level 4 moves to 4×4 dots with 7 · Level 5 has 9 |
| Drawing | Up to 600 points · in proportion to the lines drawn correctly |
| Time bonus | Up to 300 points · only if you finish them all, in proportion to the time left |
| Accuracy bonus | Up to 100 points · 10 points less each time you draw a line that is not there |
| Hint penalty | 50 points off per hint (it draws one line for you) |
| If you put the wrong number | The line stays there in red. Tap it again to rub it out |
| Level bonus | Normal +100, Hard +250 (when you finish them all) |
| Top score | Levels 1–3: 1,000 · Normal: 1,100 · Hard: 1,250 |
I went looking online for puzzles for my mother, who lives with dementia, and found it far too hard to find good ones — so I made these for her. I am putting them here in the hope that they help someone else too.