PlayGroup NYC

We are a group of Special Educators who take a cognitive, play-based approach to scaffold social skill development.

We individualize our curriculum in order to address each child’s specific social concern.

10/21/2025

Sometimes you just need a sidekick! While setting up a dramatic play with a group, they decided they needed sidekicks. Children initiated their own plans using arts and crafts materials! All of this dress up and sidekicks led to some great collaboration in a dramatic play about Rescuing Planets. You just never know where you’ll go when you follow children’s lead!

10/02/2025

It’s all about the set up! We try to use children’s interests and ideas to create invitations and supports in play that are meaningful to them. Be careful with so much magic!

09/26/2025

Whether alone, together…or with a monkey, remember …all play is ok! We are having some joyful play in our groups this fall!

09/21/2025

Mixing up potions means that everyone’s idea is added together! This can be tricky for some of our kids, but when you’re mixing in ideas of glow in the dark powers, Hello Kitty powers, shrinking powers and “too cold water,” it makes combining ideas feel a lot more fun!

09/17/2025

Our school groups have begun! And we’ve brought a new friend…Silly Shark!

09/15/2025

Our Friend’s Circles are filling up! We’re learning so much about shared interests, a great way to make a new friend ❤️

09/09/2025

Our Friend’s Circles are empty and need filling! We’re excited to be back this week, bringing our friends together in our Brooklyn, West Village and Upper West Side offices!

08/21/2025

We’re lining up for a great school year! Are you feeling ready to get back to school?

08/06/2025

Gearing up for our classes on the Upper West Side, starting this fall! We’re so excited to be back in the neighborhood where we started it all!

08/05/2025

Ah! We have a problem! How would YOU fix this problem?!

08/01/2025

Adding everyone’s ideas! #ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴘʟᴀʏ

07/30/2025

Visuals to help make choices and plans. We’re making choices, making plans and coming together in play. Consistent visuals help us support the development of this social skill goal!

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Brooklyn, NY
11215

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http://www.joinplaygroupnyc.com/

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Krista Wilbur and Becky Thomas as Special Education Itinerant Teachers who work together to create a fun, child-centered approach to developing social skills and work on mental health. We take a cognitive, play-based approach to scaffold social skill development. We individualize our curriculum in order to address each child’s specific social concern. We use play-based methods, and create child-led activities for our sessions to teach and practice specific social skills. Most importantly, we like to make community building and connection-making fun for all of our students!