Snow & Letter Sensory Bin

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I'm not sure why I've never done a sensory bin before but after reading about some of the benefits I decided to give it a try.  Here's our snow bin!

What's in the box:

cotton balls

stuffing (sewing)

foam letters (dollar store puzzle)

bells

ping pong ball

Fine motor tools

cups, rakes, shovels (from this set)

Let me tell you it was a big hit!  It was played with for an hour and they came back multiple times during the day to play some more. 

 I added some foam letters for them to find and then we used a tracking sheet to identify the ones we found.  (I used this printable from Letters of Literacy) and placed them in these dry erase pockets.

 Great letter recognition, writing practice, and I was right there to work on letter sounds as well. The whole box is great for fine motor skills as well-the yellow one was a favorite for this activity.

 You may have noticed ping pong ball mentioned in the list.  I had a plan to add several and write the letters on them instead of the foam puzzle pieces.  However when I went to grab them I only had one left.  So I tossed it in as a mystery snowball for them to find.

 I think my favorite moment was when this little guy pulled out a bell and announced he found a "jingle."

Watch for more sensory bin ideas!

Christmas Letter Sound Puzzles

Today's Christmas activity is all about letter recognition (capital and lowercase letters) and letter sounds.    There are 6 mini puzzles included and all pictures related to Christmas. The letters included are R, P, S, C, E, & T. To build the 3 piece puzzles your little learner will need to figure out what letter the picture starts with and then find the capital and lower case letters that match the sound. This is a great way to introduce new letters or practice the ones they already know.

Download your copy here

Adorable graphics use with permission from Krista Wallden - Creative Clips, Prettygrafik, and fonts by Hello Literacy.