PLAYDATE/PLAYGROUP RESOURCES
Playdates are important as play progresses in an ABA program. Here's some resources that I have found helpful.
Playdate Workshop Notes FEAT
of Oregan Conference
This workshop covered many practical aspects of starting, organizing, and running playdates.
Bennetta Benson's Playdate Notes
The mother of a
4-year-old hyperlexic child provided these detailed notes from her child's
playdates. They are reproduced here with her permission.
Playdate Process and Suggestions
Frequently Asked
Questions
Rhonda's Playgroup Notes
Playgroup Notes 1998
Friends Around the Neighborhood
1999
Letters
Playgroup Lesson
Plans 1999
These notes are from playdates for a preschool child
Playdate Themes and Activities
Many people use themes in organizing their earlier structured playdates.The common theme helps in organizing, especially if there are several children involved. I only did a few playdates like this. For those playdates, I selected a theme and then picked up corresponding props/activities/toys/books/etc from around the house and put them in a big "playdate" box in the days before the playdate. I also let the peer's parents know of the theme. After reviewing what I had scrounged up, I made a loose schedule of 'suggested' activities (always planning more than can be done in the allotted time). I tried to pick some activities that correspond to what we were currently working on (prepositions, observational learning, etc).