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.
Games Galore: Water Balloon Relay (The Adventurers)
- “Water Balloon Relay”: Everyone loved the water balloon relay. The students partnered up with a peer and went around obstacles while carrying a tray with a water balloon. At the end of the course, the water balloons were tossed into hula hoops. Team spirit was our focus throughout the game.
- Monkey Board Game: Today, we were excited to play our self-made board game for the first time. Since we decorated it with lots of monkey stickers, we officially named it the Clubhouse Monkey Game. The goal of the game is to move from the start to the finish line by rolling the dice and moving the number of spaces shown. The player whose turn it is picks up an activity card of the corresponding color he or she lands on and follows the instructions, e.g., "The monkeys are taking a nap. Stay were you are." / "Do the Clubhouse chant with a friend and then move forward 3 spaces."
- Snack Time: During snack time, we worked on taking over group responsibilities such as setting the table and practiced engaging in conversations with our friends. We talked about our favorite snacks and Clubhouse games.
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