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. Thanks to the generosity of our friends at the Jewish Community High School of The Bay who have given us access to their beautiful campus and their committed student volunteers, we were able to bring our East Bay Clubhouse program to San Francisco.
A Rainbow of Colors: Rainbow Popsicle Stick Paintings
Today, we focused on cooperation, sharing materials and following directions.
- Warm-up Game “Rainbow Musical Chairs with Hula-Hoops”: Hula hoops (rainbow colors) were spread out in the room. When the music played the children 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 and the students were encouraged to share the hula hoops.
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| Sharing a Hula Hoop |
- Small Group Art Project “Rainbow Popsicle Stick Paintings”: The students put paint (rainbow colors) with a spoon and Q-tips on a big piece of paper. Then, they covered the piece of paper with wax paper and spread the paint with a popsicle stick. We observed the interesting color patterns that appeared and tried to mix colors.
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| Mixing Colors |
- Adapted Red Light/Green Light "Fly to the Rainbow": The goal was to reach the rainbow. Signs showed us what movements we were supposed to follow (e.g., jumping, flying). We did very well following directions.
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