BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules: The Adventurers: Orange Banana Smoothies (Summer Outdoor Fun)

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.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Adventurers: Orange Banana Smoothies (Summer Outdoor Fun)


Squeezing the oranges

Small group project “Orange Banana Smoothie”: Today, we had a lot of fun preparing our summer smoothies. While we were cooking, we made a list of our favorite smoothie ingredients. Chocolate was among the favorites. We learned that cooking requires a lot of teamwork.

Here is our smoothie recipe (6 servings):
3 cups freshly squeezed orange juice (8 oranges)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
2 cups strawberries, tops removed, and cut in 1/2
3 ripe bananas, cut
Combine the orange juice, lime juice, strawberries, and bananas in a blender and process until smooth.

Later at snack, we drank our smoothies. Some of us really liked the taste, others not so much. But we all tried them.

Ready to blend

Cutting strawberries

BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules