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, July 29, 2015

Summer Camp: Friendship Rocks, Day 8

Our day was jammed packed with fun.
  • We used our self-made surfboards for a dancing game. 
  • One group played a "Summer Matching Game" and the other group a "Summer Fun Friendship Board Game."
  • But we especially liked the following two projects:

DRIP AND FOLD WITH A FRIEND

This art project is very simple yet addresses lots of social and communication skills: working with a partner; sharing materials with a peer; taking turns, e.g., with the rolling pin; compromising (e.g., what colors to apply to the paper); using materials as intended; commenting.

A poster board (approximately 11x14) is pre-folded and then opened up again. Campers work in pairs and apply dabs of paint all over the paper with the help of Q-tips. When enough paint in different colors is applied, the paper is folded in half again. Campers can use their hands or a rolling pin to spread around the paint. Then, the paper is opened up again and the kids can admire the design they created and talk about it.


  
 

WATER BALLOON CANVAS PAINTING

This activity is a combination of an art project and a gross motor game with a big bang at the end. The activity is very popular with a great variety of ages and works for all skill levels. Supplies needed per small group are: canvas, paint in containers with a spoon, big tarp, water balloons.

First, the kids work together and apply blobs of paint to a canvas with a spoon.

Then, the canvas is placed in the middle of a big tarp (it will get messy).

Next, the students take turns tossing water balloons onto the canvas and therefore mixing the colors on the canvas. The group can work on good sportsmanship behavior by cheering their friends on, giving high 5s.





And here is the beautiful painting:
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