BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules: Games Galore: Musical Chairs with Hula Hoop (The Explorers)

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.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Games Galore: Musical Chairs with Hula Hoop (The Explorers)

Musical Chairs with Hula Hoops: Hula hoops were spread out in the room. When the music played the students danced around the hula hoops. When the music stopped, the students found a hula hoop to stand in. With each stoppage of the music, one of the hula hoops was removed. Everyone did a fantastic job dancing together and sharing the hula hoops.

Sharing a hula hoop with friends.

Zingo: We played "Zingo" again today and practiced taking turns and waiting our turns as well as following the rules of the game.

Favorite Activity of the Day: At the end of each Clubhouse day, we determine our favorite activity of the day. Each Clubhouse student attaches one or two smiley face to our activity schedule board and shares with the group what games or activities she or he liked best.

BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules