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: Sponge Painting (Rainy Day Fun and Magic)
“Sponge Painting”: We worked in small groups and created a collage using different sponges (e.g., scrubby sponges, kitchen sponges in a
sock). We dipped the sponges into paint first and then painted with them on a big piece of paper. It was interesting to experience the different textures. The activity is great for students who don't like to be very messy since the sponges can be handled in a way that the fingers don't get covered in paint.
Board Game "Zingo": No matter what the weather is like outside, board games are a great activity at any time (rain or shine so to speak). Today, we paid extra attention to talking turns appropriately and to communicate with our friends during the game.
“Sponge Painting”: We worked in small groups and created a collage using different sponges (e.g., scrubby sponges, kitchen sponges in a
sock). We dipped the sponges into paint first and then painted with them on a big piece of paper. It was interesting to experience the different textures. The activity is great for students who don't like to be very messy since the sponges can be handled in a way that the fingers don't get covered in paint.
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