Fall Sensory Bin Riddles | Hey Riddle Riddle Inferencing | SLP SPED Autism PreK
Product Description
These Fall Sensory Bin Riddles, part of the popular "Hey Riddle Riddle" series, target inferencing, listening comprehension, and fall vocabulary through a fun, hands-on sensory bin format. Students listen to a rhyming riddle, then dig through a fall-themed sensory bin to find the matching object or word.
🍂 Perfect for:
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting inferencing, attributes, feature/function, and Wh- Question goals
- Special Education teachers building fall and autumn units
- Autism classrooms working on inferencing AND sensory integration in one activity
- Occupational Therapists working on sensory regulation and fine motor skills
- 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 fall themed rhyming riddles
- Fall themed object/word matching pieces
- 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, fall and autumn vocabulary, listening comprehension, Wh- Questions, riddle solving, sensory integration, fine motor skills, word-to-picture matching, expressive and receptive language, and following directions.
Sample Riddle:
"In fall, leaves are falling,
on rooftops and on eaves.
My backyard and porch —
are both covered with ____." (leaves)
How to Use:
Fill a sensory bin with fall-themed sensory fill (corn kernels, fall-colored rice, dried beans, mini pumpkins, fake leaves, acorns). Hide the matching object and word pieces inside. The teacher or therapist reads each riddle aloud, and students dig through the bin to find the matching fall object that completes the rhyme. The sensory experience plus the inferencing challenge keeps students engaged and regulated at the same time.
🎃 Ways to Use:
- Fall and autumn 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
- Fall vocabulary lessons
- Take-home and tele-therapy practice
- ESL/ELL fall vocabulary lessons
- Sensory regulation and self-regulation activities
For more hands-on back to school, fall or or apple themed activities please see the links below:
