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, January 12, 2011

Welcome back, Explorers!

We were so excited to see our Clubhouse friends again. Most of our friends returned for the winter session. 7 students are enrolled in the Explorers group. 

Clubhouse staff: Last minute preparations!
  • “Rainbow Musical Chairs”: Half circles (colors of the rainbow) were spread out on the floor. The students danced around the circles; when the music stopped they found a color to stand on. One student pulled a color patch from a bag and removed the half circles in that color. The game continued until all circles were removed. At the end, the students gathered and worked together to arrange the half circles into a rainbow.
  • Small Group Art Project “Rainbow Marble Painting”: Students inserted paper into a cardboard mailing tube. They added paint (colors of the rainbow) and marbles and shook the tube. The marbles created beautiful patterns that resembled a rainbow. The paintings will be used as placemats throughout the winter session.

Our rainbow placemats
  •  “Fly to the Rainbow”: Students partnered up and completed an obstacle course together (e.g., balancing a spoon with a plastic egg through hula hoops). At the end of the course, they activated stomp rockets and pretended that the rockets reached a rainbow. The stomp rockets were a big hit.


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