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.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Hot Lava and Volcanos (from Magnets to Magic Mixtures)


Music Time “Dance on a Volcano” (adapted “Freeze Game”): Volcanos were spread out on the floor and the students danced around the volcanos when the music played. We discussed that lava is very hot and that we can’t step on the volcanos. The kids then “froze” according to the song but needed to pay attention not to step on the volcanos.
Art Project "Lava Collage": We created a lava collage by painting a big piece of paper in the colors of lava/fire. We also added tissue paper in red/orange/yellow. We all worked together and negotiated how to best create the lava collage.


Instant Volcanos: Of course, a session about volcanos would not be complete without creating instant volcanos with baking soda, vinegar and Kool-aid (see 8/16/11 for specific instructions). We loved watching the "eruptions." 
A Big Eruption!!!
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