Summer groups at Puzzle Pieces are the perfect place to support your child’s growth this summer. Our summer social learning groups are focused on fostering peer connections, strengthening play skills, and building confidence, all while feeling like a fun, camp-like experience!
What do summer groups consist of?
During each of our groups, children follow a predictable routine that may include:
- Welcome check-in
- Interactive music and movement
- Collaborative sensory play
- Social snack and water break
- Gym play and/or recess games
- Goodbye circle
Our sessions include a variety of sensory projects, collaborative games, music, and movement tailored to individual needs using DIRFloortime®, creative arts therapies, sensory strategies, and visual supports for a fun, meaningful, and engaging experience. Groups are led by our team of neurodiversity-affirming clinicians who provide the just-right support to help children work toward their goals.
Who leads the groups?
At Puzzle Pieces, all of our groups are led by experienced mental health, speech and language, or occupational therapists who specialize in working with children. Each therapist brings expertise in child development and therapeutic support, helping to create a nurturing, engaging, and individualized group experience for every child.
What types of summer groups are there?
We offer a variety of summer groups, including:
Dungeons & Dragons Junior (Ages 7–9)
Dungeons & Dragons Junior is a beginner-friendly social group where kids build teamwork, communication, creativity, and problem-solving skills through collaborative storytelling and imaginative adventures.
Mondays | 12:00–1:00 pm
- July Session: $225
- August Session: $180
Dungeons & Dragons (Ages 10–13)
Dungeons & Dragons is a supportive, beginner-friendly social group where kids build teamwork, communication, flexible thinking, confidence, and problem-solving skills through collaborative storytelling and imaginative adventures.
Tuesdays | 5:00–6:00 pm
- July Session: $225
- August Session: $180
Mondays | 5:15–6:15 pm
- July Session Only: $225
Explorers Social Learning Group™ (Ages 2–6)
Explorers Social Learning Group™ helps children build peer relationships, communication, play, confidence, and social problem-solving skills through fun, play-based activities in a supportive environment.
Tuesdays | 3:00–4:00 pm
- July Session: $225
- August Session: $180
Engagers Summer Social™ (Ages 5–9)
Engagers Summer Social™ helps children strengthen peer play, communication, confidence, and social problem-solving skills through fun, play-based activities in a supportive small group environment.
Thursdays | 5:00–6:00 pm
- July Session: $225
- August Session: $180
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Ages 8–12)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a supportive group for girls ages 8–12 focused on building confidence, managing anxiety, strengthening peer connections, and learning coping skills through play, creativity, and conversation.
Tuesdays | 4:00–5:00 pm
- July Session: $225
- August Session: $180
Little Literacy Learners: Emerging Readers (Pre-K–Kindergarten)
Little Literacy Learners helps pre-K and kindergarten-aged children build early reading confidence through fun, play-based activities focused on letters, sounds, phonemic awareness, and early literacy skills.
Fridays | 9:30–10:30 am
- July Session: $180
- August Session: $180
Ready, Set, READ! (1st–2nd Grade)
Ready, Set, READ! helps early readers build confidence in decoding, sight words, comprehension, and early literacy skills through fun, play-based reading activities in a supportive group setting.
Wednesdays | 4:00–5:00 pm
- July Session: $225
- August Session: $180
Puz’s Play Club (Ages 6–9)
Puz’s Play Club is a play-based social-emotional group where children ages 6–9 build friendships, confidence, emotional awareness, and social problem-solving skills through creative play and shared activities in a supportive environment.
Wednesdays | 4:30–5:30 pm
- July Session Only: $225
Handwriting Heroes (Ages 7–11)
Handwriting Heroes helps children strengthen handwriting, fine motor coordination, pencil control, and writing confidence through fun, hands-on games and creative activities in a supportive environment.
Wednesdays | 5:00–6:00 pm
- July Session: $225
- August Session: $180
Pop-up Groups
These are one-time groups! Join one or more sessions:
Ready, Set, Kindergarten! (Ages 4–6)
Ready, Set, Kindergarten! helps children build confidence for the transition to kindergarten through playful practice with classroom routines, social skills, independence, and emotional regulation in a small, supportive group setting.
- Tuesday, August 25th, 9:30–10:30 am
- Friday, August 28th, 9:30–10:30 am
Middle School Bootcamp (Ages 10–12)
Middle School Bootcamp helps incoming middle schoolers build confidence for this big transition through hands-on practice with schedules, lockers, organization, social situations, and emotional preparation in a fun and supportive group setting.
- Monday, August 18 | 4:00–5:30 pm
- Thursday, August 21 | 4:00–5:30 pm
$45 per session
What makes Puzzle Pieces’ groups different?
Our groups all use our developmental approach, focused on tailoring activities and interactions to meet each child where they are, fostering growth rather than focusing on isolated behaviors. We prioritize the process over the product, ensuring there’s no single “right” way to participate. This approach allows children to engage in a way that feels natural and comfortable to them, creating a joyful, low-pressure environment where they can build confidence, social connections, and essential skills at their own pace.
To learn more or sign up for one or more of our summer groups, use this link. We can’t wait to see you and your child this summer!