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.
The Explorers (Summer Outdoor Fun): Seashell Painting
“Islands in the Sea”:
Islands (beach towels) and fake sharks were spread out on the floor.
When the music played, the students danced around the beach towels. When
the music stopped, they found an island to stand on. With each stoppage
of the music, the island got smaller (fold towel). The kids had fun to
share the islands and to save each other from the sharks in the water.
“Seashell Painting”:
Everyone likes to go to the beach in the summer and collect seashells.
Today, we painted seashells with watercolors and glitter glue. It was
amazing how different our painted seashells looked.
Water Balloon Relay: We
partnered up with a friend and went around obstacles, each of us
holding a container with a water balloon in our hands. At the end of the
obstacle course, we tossed the water balloons into hula hoops. We had
to pay close attention to our partner and the container with the water
balloon.
“Islands in the Sea”:
Islands (beach towels) and fake sharks were spread out on the floor.
When the music played, the students danced around the beach towels. When
the music stopped, they found an island to stand on. With each stoppage
of the music, the island got smaller (fold towel). The kids had fun to
share the islands and to save each other from the sharks in the water.
Water Balloon Relay: We
partnered up with a friend and went around obstacles, each of us
holding a container with a water balloon in our hands. At the end of the
obstacle course, we tossed the water balloons into hula hoops. We had
to pay close attention to our partner and the container with the water
balloon.
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