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 11, 2011

The Magical Liquid Water (From Magnets to Magic Mixtures)



Art Project “Wet on Wet Painting”: Today, we experimented with watercolors. We dipped a sheet of watercolor paper in a tray with water and then let the water drain off it. We then painted with watercolors on the wet surface and watched the colors blend and blur. 
Busy at work

“The Leaking Cup”  Race: We partnered up with a friend. A bin with water as well as 2 yogurt cups with a hole were placed at the start line and one bin with a bottle and a funnel at the finish line. We lined up at the start line and filled our leaky cups with water from the bin. We had to run as fast as possible to the finish line to fill the bottle. Then, we ran back to the start line and handed the cup off to the next players. The game continued until the bottle at the finish line was filled with water. Before we started the race, we brainstormed what we had to do to compensate for the hole in the cup (e.g., run fast, cover the whole with a finger). It was a fun game and we also practiced cheering.


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