The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. The Explorers focus on skills such as staying with the group, greetings, turn taking, participating independently in activities, and brief exchanges with peers. The Adventurers focus on skills such as initiating and maintaining conversations, perspective taking, and negotiating with peers.

BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules

Thursday, January 27, 2011

A Rainbow of Colors: Silent Art "Rainbow Collage" (The Adventurers)

Today, we practiced different types of non-verbal communication (see silent art project) and continued to sharpen our friendship skills (e.g., listening to each other, helping each other).
  • Rainbow Beach Ball Toss: Questions were written on the colored sections of a beach ball (e.g., “What games to you like to play?”/”What is your favorite color?”). Students stood in a circle and passed around a beach ball while music was playing. The student who had the ball when the music stopped chose a rainbow color and answered (or asked a friend) the corresponding question written on the beach ball. 
    • Silent Art “Rainbow Collage”: Students were divided into small groups. They used different art materials (e.g., paint, glitter, tissue paper) to create a rainbow collage. One team member gave the other students in his group non-verbal directions (e.g., pointing, securing attention by tapping on shoulder) what art materials to use, whose turn it was, etc. 
    Mateo is giving non-verbal directions to his friends.
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