How the Club Helps
Neurone development
can be assisted by means of activities that
provide a repeated movement or instruction.
Activities and games
that rely on knowing what the next action is
likely to be and its outcome can develop planning
skills. Again repetition will enhance this.
Games
and activities that allow practice in a social
group will allow for gradual and natural social
skill development, building confidence and self-esteem.
Activities that allow
an opportunity to look at an every day situation
or place in a new and imaginative light will
enhance a desire to take part in such activities
and a greater understanding of its purpose
and outcome.
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Drama:
enhances planning, sequencing skills,
gross motor movements and development, teaches
following instructions, social development
and integration. Team building and how to help/work
with each other.
Outings:
provide an opportunity to look at things
in a different way. How to get the best bargain at
the supermarket! How to find a library book and what
facilities are on offer. How to read a bus timetable
(Hmmm, a tough one, will someone teach me please!)
Providing a greater understanding of how things are
made and how things work. (* We are currently seeking
an opportunity to take the children into a work environment,
behind the scenes at a supermarket, a shop, a bakery,
a garage, railway station etc. If you know of anywhere
suitable, please let us know...!)
Making sweets and sandwiches etc:
A valuable
lesson for the future so they are able to self-care.
Removing fear of failure and encouraging independence.
Fine motor control development. (And you get
to eat your creation!)
I.T. skills:
Freedom to practice touch-typing and
computer skills (Many of these children have difficulty
with writing and computers are the greatest medium).
Many of the games we provide are sequencing and planning
games as well as educational. Computers are the future
and this provides a valuable introduction or practice
session for these children.
Tuck shop:
Provides an opportunity to handle real money
and practice maths skills in the 'Real world'.
How to interact with each other and operate a till.
Establishing an understanding of how shops work and
developing real skills that will prove an asset for
their future.
Free time:
A chance to play quietly alone with puzzles
and paint or working as a team; for example,
football. A chance to develop as an individual and
socially.
