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

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Explorers: Hip Hop (Rainy Day Fun and Magic)

Hip Hop "Following Directions by Mark Pencil and Friends": This new dance game has quickly become one of our favorites.

 Here are the lyrics:
“I’m feeling good now! That’s what I’m talking about!”

So put your right hand in the air. Now put your left hand in the air.
Now clap your hands two times, come on, clap your hands two times.

Put your hands on your hips. I said, put your hands on your hips.
Now stomp your feet three times, come on, stomp your feet three times.

Reach down touch your toes, now put your hands on your hips.
Reach up into the sky, stretch it out now, stretch it, stretch it, stretch it out now.
Reach down touch your toes, now put your hands on your hips.
Now reach up into the sky, stretch it out now, stretch it, stretch it, stretch it out now.

JUMP JUMP JUMP
Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump.
Now shake, shake it out now, now shake, shake it out now.
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, stop!

OK, its going to get trickier!  Listen carefully and see if you can keep up!
Are you ready? Yes!
Are you ready? Yes!
Are you ready? Yes!
Now let’s go!

Now put your hands up and put them down.
Put your hands up now put them down. Put your hands up now put them down.
Put your hands up now turn around.
Stop!


Reach to your left, now to your right. Reach to the left, reach to the right.
Reach to the left, reach to the right. Reach to the left, reach to the right.

Put your hands down. Touch your toes.
Now stand up real slow. Because we’re about to slow it down.
Shake. Slow it down. Shake. Slow it down.
Shake. Slow it down. Shake."



 
Painting with Different Painting Tools: Since we had a very good time painting with different kitchen sponges last week, we expanded the idea and explored painting with different tools (e.g., kitchen brushes, kitchen spatulas). The most fun brushes (provided by nature) were the pine needle branches we used. They not only made interesting patterns but smelled good.


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