St Patricks Day Sensory Bin Riddles | Hey Riddle Riddle Inferencing | SLP SPED
Product Description
These St. Patrick's Day Sensory Bin Riddles, part of the popular "Hey Riddle Riddle" series, target inferencing, listening comprehension, and St. Patrick's Day vocabulary through a fun, hands-on sensory bin format. Students listen to a rhyming riddle, then dig through a St. Patrick's Day-themed sensory bin to find the matching object or word. Perfect for the month of March.
🍀 Perfect for:
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting inferencing, attributes, feature/function, and Wh- Question goals
- Special Education teachers building St. Patrick's Day and spring 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 St. Patrick's Day themed rhyming riddles
- St. Patrick's Day 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, St. Patrick's Day vocabulary (leprechaun, shamrock, rainbow, gold, pot of gold, clover, and more), listening comprehension, Wh- Questions, riddle solving, sensory integration, fine motor skills, word-to-picture matching, expressive and receptive language, and following directions.
Sample Riddle:
"He dances. He fiddles.
His hat's always on.
He's lucky. He's little.
He's a _________." (leprechaun)
How to Use:
Fill a sensory bin with St. Patrick's Day-themed sensory fill (green rice, gold coins, shamrock confetti, green kinetic sand, rainbow pom-poms). 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 St. Patrick's Day object that completes the rhyme. The sensory experience plus the inferencing challenge helps keep students engaged and regulated at the same time.
🪙 Ways to Use:
- St. Patrick's Day and March 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
- St. Patrick's Day vocabulary lessons
- ESL/ELL March vocabulary lessons
- Take-home and tele-therapy practice
- Sensory regulation and self-regulation activities
For many more hands on St. Patrick's Day, or spring themed activities please see below:
