Meet Our Programs – Playhouse Pals

Playhouse Pals – Support the development of social skills and language through peer to peer interaction in a casual and fun setting. This program also supports gross motor skills through active games, as well as fine motor skills & self-help skills. Recommended for 5-8 year olds.

  • Increase social skills, with a focus on group participation and increasing leisure activity options
  • Increase language development, with a focus on vocabulary development, receptive language skills such as following directions and answering basic questions
  • Promote successful interactions with peers
  • Increase gross motor skills, with a focus on general health, strength, balance and utilizing motor skills to participate in educational, social and leisure activities
  • Increase fine motor skills, with a focus on self-help skills and independent work.

Playhouse Pals – Amigos de la Casa de Juegos – Apoyar el desarrollo de destrezas sociales y lenguaje a través de la interacción de compañero a compañero en un ambiente casual y divertido. Este programa también mantiene las destrezas motoras gruesas a través juegos activos, además de destrezas motoras finas y destrezas de autoayuda.  Recomendado para niños de 5-8 años de edad.

  • Aumentar destrezas sociales, con énfasis en participación en grupo y aumento de alternativas de tiempo libre
  • Aumentar el desarrollo de lenguaje, con énfasis en el desarrollo de vocabulario, destrezas de lenguaje receptivo como seguir direcciones y contestar preguntas básicas
  • Promover interacciones exitosas entre compañeros
  • Aumentar las destrezas motoras gruesas, con énfasis en la salud general, fortaleza, balance y utilización de destrezas motoras para participar en actividades educacionales, sociales y recreo
  • Aumentar las destrezas de motor finas, con énfasis en autoayuda y trabajo independiente

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