Anonymous
08/28/2023 10:45
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Depends what they're into.
Drama
Acrobatics
Board games/card games club
Cooking classes
Doing something they already enjoy a bit will be much better than a brand new activity clearly picked for them as forced social interaction. Kids are smart.
Has this child been in school and not getting enough social interaction or support from teachers to interact more confidently? Do they avoid interaction in ALL settings? If in school and truly an issue (e.g., not participating in small group work at all, wandering off to be alone every recess and hard to get to re-join the group), ask for a meeting and request testing. Hearing, articulation, sensory, attention, and language processing issues are just a few of the common things that can be identified and supported.
But if it's only a few days into a new school year, and your child hasn't warmed up yet to new teachers and classmates, then let it be
Drama
Acrobatics
Board games/card games club
Cooking classes
Doing something they already enjoy a bit will be much better than a brand new activity clearly picked for them as forced social interaction. Kids are smart.
Has this child been in school and not getting enough social interaction or support from teachers to interact more confidently? Do they avoid interaction in ALL settings? If in school and truly an issue (e.g., not participating in small group work at all, wandering off to be alone every recess and hard to get to re-join the group), ask for a meeting and request testing. Hearing, articulation, sensory, attention, and language processing issues are just a few of the common things that can be identified and supported.
But if it's only a few days into a new school year, and your child hasn't warmed up yet to new teachers and classmates, then let it be
Anonymous
08/28/2023 04:33
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
what’s a name for one?Anonymous wrote:You need a social skill group.
Anonymous
08/28/2023 03:21
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
I was also looking for an activity that will make my child to interact with other kids more and I decided to do theater classes.
Anonymous
08/27/2023 09:05
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Scouts
Anonymous
08/27/2023 09:04
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Don't force your child to interact with others if he is not ready.
Anonymous
08/27/2023 08:03
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Minecraft with friends
Playgroups
Playgroups
Anonymous
08/26/2023 09:03
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Odessey of the mind?
Anonymous
08/26/2023 01:32
Subject: Re:Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Oh and Boy Scouts.
Anonymous
08/26/2023 01:32
Subject: Re:Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Chess club
Board game group
STEM building/experiments/etc. group
Pokemon group
Board game group
STEM building/experiments/etc. group
Pokemon group
Anonymous
08/26/2023 00:17
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Soccer?
Anonymous
08/25/2023 15:40
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
You need a social skill group.
Anonymous
08/25/2023 15:05
Subject: Re:Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Destination Imagination involves collaborating, but interaction is mostly activity/project based, not necessarily social.
Anonymous
08/25/2023 15:02
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
theater
Anonymous
08/25/2023 14:53
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Basketball - you have to play as a team.
Anonymous
08/25/2023 14:40
Subject: Activities for early elementary that force social interaction
Most sports you can keep to yourself if you want even if you’re part of a team. Things like robotics teams are often in later elementary. Other than scouts - what are some activities for 4-8yos that force them to talk to each other / collaborate etc? I’ve heard about one fun boot camp type things where they have to work together to figure out how to overcome obstacles but am having trouble coming up with others.