Christmas Sensory Bin Riddles | Hey Riddle Riddle Inferencing | SLP SPED Autism
Product Description
These Christmas Sensory Bin Riddles, part of the popular "Hey Riddle Riddle" series, target inferencing, listening comprehension, and Christmas vocabulary through a fun, hands-on sensory bin format. Students listen to a rhyming riddle, find the matching ornament in the sensory bin, and put it on the Christmas tree provided — adding an extra interactive, fine motor layer. Perfect for the month of December.
🎄 Perfect for:
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting inferencing, attributes, feature/function, and Wh- Question goals
- Special Education teachers building Christmas, winter, and December units
- Autism classrooms working on inferencing AND sensory integration in one activity
- Occupational Therapists working on sensory regulation and fine motor skills (placing ornaments)
- ABA therapists running discrete trial inferencing and listening comprehension programs
- Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
- ELL/ESL teachers building descriptive English vocabulary
- Homeschool families with young learners
🎁 What's Included:
- A set of Christmas themed rhyming riddles
- Christmas ornament/object matching pieces
- A Christmas tree to place the matched ornaments on (interactive bonus!)
- Multiple-use format — sensory bin, small group, or independent center
- Picture and word components for differentiated student levels
🎯 Skills Targeted:
Making inferences, attribute identification, feature/function/class, descriptive vocabulary, Christmas vocabulary (snowman, ornament, tree, Santa, candy cane, and more), listening comprehension, Wh- Questions, riddle solving, sensory integration, fine motor skills (digging and placing ornaments), word-to-picture matching, expressive and receptive language, and following directions.
Sample Riddle:
"He's built in the snow
and stands up while he can.
But sunshine will melt him —
he's just a _______." (snowman)
How to Use:
Fill a sensory bin with Christmas-themed sensory fill (white rice "snow," fake snow, jingle bells, pom-poms, shredded paper). Hide the ornament pieces inside. The teacher or therapist reads each riddle aloud, and students dig through the bin to find the matching ornament — then place it on the Christmas tree provided. The dig-and-decorate mechanic adds extra engagement, fine motor practice, and a satisfying "build the tree" payoff.
⛄ Ways to Use:
- Christmas, winter, and December thematic units
- Speech therapy inferencing and Wh- Question sessions
- Inferencing IEP goal data collection
- Independent work systems (TEACCH)
- ABA discrete trial inferencing training
- Sensory bin centers and morning tubs
- Christmas vocabulary lessons
- ESL/ELL Christmas vocabulary lessons
- Take-home and tele-therapy practice
- Sensory regulation and self-regulation activities
For more hands-on winter, snowman or Christmas themed activities, please see the links below: