The activities that we have planned
for our clients are designed to give opportunities for learning in a
fun atmosphere. Below are some of the activities that we offer and the lessons
learned from these activites or as we know them "goals" that would be appropriate to run while attending the activities.
1. Bowling
Safety in car, sitting well
Safety in parking lot, safety signs
Transition from one activity to another, schedules
Ordering at a store
Paying at a store
Social interaction with Peers
Turn taking
Following instructions
On task
Physical exertion
Dressing, changing shoes, taking off/putting on jackets, etc.
Gross Motor skills
2. Choir
Class time 1 hour
50 minutes of singing
Safety in car, sitting well
Safety in parking lot, safety signs
Transition from one activity to another
Social interaction with Peers
Turn taking, choosing songs
Following instructions
On task
Body movement goals
Making choices
Auditory Learning
3. Art
Safety in car, sitting well
Safety in parking lot, safety signs
Transition from one activity to another, schedule, task transitions
Social interaction with Peers, conversations, on task, helping others
Turn taking
Following instructions, reading, steps to follow
On task, attending to task
Making choices
Fine motor skills, gluing , painting, picking up, placing items, etc.
Eating/Drinking goals
Daily living skills
Cleaning goals
Visual learning skills
4. Reading circle
time
Class time 1 hour
Safety in car, sitting well
Safety in parking lot, safety signs
Transition from one activity to another, schedules
Social interaction with Peers, when to talk, what to read
Turn taking, following class guidelines, activities
Following instructions, per client
On task, attending to activity, individual activity tasks
Daily living skills
Safety skills
Eating skills
Making choices/problem-solving
skills
5. Train trips
Safety in car, safety on train, sitting well, safety signs
Safety in parking lot, waiting for train, exiting train
Transition from one activity to another, schedules
Ordering at a store, choosing foods
Paying at a store, money, tip, numbers, amounts
Social interaction with Peers, conversations
Safety skills, community safety skills
Following instructions, per client
On task
Daily living skills
6. Dance/Creative
Movement
Class time 1 hour
Safety in car, sitting well,
Safety in parking lot, safety signs
Transition from one activity to another
Social interaction with Peers
Turn taking, choosing movements
Following instructions
On task, attending to activity
Physical exertion, Exercise
Gross motor skills
Decision making, choices
7. Boardgames,puzzles,music
(Saturdays)
Safety in car, sitting well
Safety in parking lot, safety signs, following directions
Transition from one activity to another, following a schedule
Social interaction with Peers, conversations, not interrupting others
Turn taking, waiting for activities, waiting for others to complete turn
Following instructions, per client
On task , attending to task, length of attention, sensory activities
Fine motor skills/Gross motor skills
Computer skills, email, personal address, interactive games
Daily living skills, Bathroom, hand washing, putting items back
Inbox/work/finished box
Sorting, Shape Identification, Color identification
Making choices/problem-solving
Listening skillls
8. Natural science
center/Children's Museum
Safety in car, sitting well, safety signs
Safety in parking lot
Transition from one activity to another, following a schedule
Social interaction with Peers, conversations, turn taking
Following instructions, as directed
On task, using tools/toys available at each site
Community living skills, as needed per facility
Safety skills, following paths, danger, safety signs
Computer skills, per each site
Physical exertion/Exercise, walking , interactive sites
9.Wet n wild/swimming
Safety in car, seatbelt, sitting well
Safety in parking lot, safety signs
Water safety
Transition from one activity to another, schedules, beginning/end
Social interaction with Peers, games, taking turns,conversations
Physical exertion/Exercise
Following instructions, as needed per client
Safety skills, following rules, safety rules of facilities
Entrance instructions, showing pass, saying hi/bye, finding locker room
Dressing skills, changing clothes, drying off
10. Dinner
Safety in car , sitting well, safety signs, seatbelt
Safety in parking lot, safety signs
Transition from one activity to another, following a schedule
Ordering at a store, type of foods, amounts of food
Paying at a store, money, numbers
Social interaction with Peers, conversation, social skills at table
Turn taking, waiting in line, waiting for foods
Following instructions
On task , eating skills, seated for a period of time
Eating skills, table manners, silverware, amounts of food
Daily living skills, cleaning
11. Drama
Class time 1 hour
(practicing parts, learning new scenes, interacting with peers, etc.)
for the first
30 minutes of class. Singing for 30 minutes. The 2 weeks before
a play presentation the entire class time (1hour) will be for practicing
the scenes of the play.
Safety in car,sitting
well
Safety in parking
lot, safety signs
Transition from
one activity to another
Social interaction
with peers
Following instructions/directions
On task
Making choices/problems
solving
Auditory learning
Selecting parts
in plays
Practice play scenes
Body movement goals
Singing songs slected
for plays
Choosing songs,
taking turns
Designing/creating
props for play presentations
12. Vocabulary
Building Skills
Activity 1 1/2
hour
Safety in car, sitting well
Safety in parking lot, safety signs, following directions
Transition from one activity to another, following a schedule
Social interaction with Peers, conversations, not interrupting others
Turn taking, waiting for activities, waiting for others to complete turn
Following instructions, per client
On task , attending to task, length of attention, sensory activities
Fine motor skills/Gross motor skills
Computer skills, email, personal address, interactive games
Daily living skills, Bathroom, hand washing, putting items back
Inbox/work/finished box
Sorting, Shape Identification, Color identification
Making choices/problem-solving
Listening skillls/recall
Matching/sorting
games
Quiet time last
5 minutes
Rhyming games
for Vocabulary
Discussions on
How I am feeling, weather, seasons,calendar
Survival/sight/signs
vocabulary skills
13. Summer Art Enrichment
Camp
Activity 2 hours
Saftey in car,
sitting well
Social interaction
with peers, conversatiions, helping others
Turn taking
Following instructions,
reading, steps to follow
On task, attending
to task
Making choices
Fine motor
skills, glueing, painting, picking up, placing items, etc
Visual learning
skills
Cleaning goals
Art-related skills
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