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.
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!
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| HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!! |
Today, we took a hiatus from our weather theme to celebrate Valentine's day since this special day is all about friendship and kindness. One of our Clubhouse friends brought special Valentine's for all of us. WE LOVED IT!
Valentine’s Day
Jell-O: This was a fun sensory activity for everyone. We had two big bins filled with red Jell-O in honor of Valentine's Day. We were divided into small groups and explored the Jell-O. It was sticky and it smelled fruity. We noticed that the more we played with the Jell-O, the more liquid it got. There were little trinkets such as hearts and cupids hidden in the Jell-O and we had a great time looking for them with our Clubhouse friends.
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| Looking for Hearts |
Here are some tips for kids who don't like to touch sticky substances:
- Provide spoons/small shovels and containers so the tools can be used to explore the Jell-O.
- Scoop the Jell-O into a Ziploc bag and let the students touch the Jell-O through the bag.
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| "Who has a green heart?" |
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| "I DO!" |
Valentine’s Day Matching Games: We were divided into two groups and each group played a different board game. One game was a bingo-type matching game. Each player had a board depicting hearts in different colors. The objective of the game was to find the matching hearts and place them on the board until all the matches were found. We worked on turn taking and following the rules of the game. Simple matching games are also a great way of promoting peer communication: We practiced asking questions such as "Who has a purple heart?"
The other group engaged in a Valentine's Memory Game: The goal of the game was to find as many pairs of hearts as possible. We shuffled the cards and laid them in rows on the table. On each turn, the player, whose turn it was, turned over two cards and kept
them if they matched. If we found a pair, we got to go again. When a player turned over two cards that did not match, we turned over those
cards face down again and our turn was over. We worked on good sportsmanship during the game: A good sport does not tease another player, always plays fair, follows the rules and does not gloat when he or she wins!
Valentine’s Day
Jell-O: This was a fun sensory activity for everyone. We had two big bins filled with red Jell-O in honor of Valentine's Day. We were divided into small groups and explored the Jell-O. It was sticky and it smelled fruity. We noticed that the more we played with the Jell-O, the more liquid it got. There were little trinkets such as hearts and cupids hidden in the Jell-O and we had a great time looking for them with our Clubhouse friends.
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