Sensory bins are an amazing way to combine learning and play in preschool, Pre-k, or kindergarten. These free birthday themed sensory bin activities would be fun any time of the year!
Why use sensory bins in the classroom?
As their name implies, sensory bins allow students to use multiple senses to explore and learn. They help students focus, self-regulate, and retain information as students are activating multiple parts of their brain.
Plus, they’re fun!
Play is so important because it’s how kids naturally learn. Adding in opportunities for play in the classroom, such as sensory bins, is an easy way to increase student engagement and learning.
You can read more about setting up sensory bins in your classroom here.
Birthday Themed Literacy Bins
These free birthday themed sensory bin activities would be perfect to add in during a week when you don’t have an obvious theme (if you do thematic learning). But really, they would be fun anytime!
You could even use these activities as birthday themed math and literacy centers or morning tubs.
Grab the free birthday sensory bin activities here!
BIRTHDAY BEGINNING SOUNDS SENSORY BIN
For this birthday themed literacy center, students will pick a party hat and identify the beginning sound. Then, they will color the matching letter on their recording sheet.
You could add in magnetic letters or fun letters written on party favors for students to match to the hats as well!
BIRTHDAY COUNTING SOUNDS SENSORY BIN
This phonemic awareness activity is perfect for your students who are starting to segment words. Students will pick a piece of cake, say the word, and count how many sounds are in the word.
Example: Bee /b/ /e/ 2 sounds
They will write the correct number of sounds on their recording sheet.
Birthday Themed Math Bins
Sensory bins for a no brainer for math because it is so easy to throw in manipulatives for students to count!
For these birthday themed sensory bin activities, I there in Pom poms and ice cream bowls and spoons from The Dollar Tree.
Students could pick a number card and add that many scoops to their ice cream dish. The little spoons require students to use those fine motor muscles required for writing.
BIRTHDAY TEN FRAMES SENSORY BIN
For this sensory bin, students will pick a number and fill in the ten frame to match. Full size ten frames are included so students can use the sensory bin fillers to count.
BIRTHDAY CANDLE COUNTING SENSORY BIN
What’s more fun that counting candles? Just add in birthday candles to this sensory bin and students can count and add them to their cupcake.
They can also pick a number and then draw that many candles on the cupcakes on their recording sheet.
Free Birthday Themed Sensory Bin Activities
These free birthday themed sensory bin activities would be fun for any time of the year! If you’re ready to try out sensory bins with your preschool, pre-K, or kindergarten class, you can grab them by entering your email below. They will be delivered straight to your inbox!
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