Frog Sensory Bin Activities | Spring Rhyming Colors Numbers | SLP SPED Autism

These Spring Frog Sensory Bin Activities, "Feed Frog," are a hands-on, engaging addition to any frog, pond, or spring themed unit. Students "feed Frog" flies to target colors, sizes, numbers, rhyming words, beginning/middle/ending sounds, and language concepts (feature, function, class). The open-ended format makes this resource flexible for small group instruction, independent centers, or sensory bin play.

🐸 Perfect for:

• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting rhyming, phonological awareness, vocabulary, and language concept goals
• Special Education teachers building frog, pond, and spring themed units
• Autism classrooms needing engaging, repeatable sensory activities
• Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills and sensory integration
• ABA therapists running receptive language and discrete trial programs
• Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
• Science teachers covering frog life cycle and pond habitats (K-2 NGSS)
• Homeschool families with multi-age learners

🪰 What's Included:

Two complete Feed Frog sets with frog, fly pieces, and instruction cards:

• Colors, Sizes, and Numbers Set — feed Frog flies by color, size, or number
• Rhyming Words Set — feed Frog flies that rhyme, share beginning/middle/ending sounds, or match language concepts (feature, function, class)
• Instruction cards for each set to use as an independent center or sensory bin task

🎯 Skills Targeted:

Rhyming words and phonological awareness, beginning/middle/ending sounds, color identification, size discrimination, number recognition and counting, language concepts (feature, function, class), receptive and expressive vocabulary, following 1-step and multi-step directions, frog/pond/spring vocabulary, fine motor skills, and independent work.

Sample Prompts:

• "Feed Frog 1 red fly."
• "Feed Frog 2 green flies."
• "Feed Frog a large yellow fly."
• "Feed Frog a large purple fly and a small blue fly."
• "Feed Frog something that rhymes with 'can.'"
• "Feed Frog something that starts with the /v/ sound."
• "Feed Frog something that has the /a/ sound in the middle."
• "Feed Frog something that ends with the /n/ sound."
• "Feed Frog something we ride in."
• "Feed Frog something made out of paper."
• "Feed Frog something we eat."

How to Use:

For small group instruction, the teacher or therapist gives a verbal prompt and the student feeds Frog the correct fly. For independent work, place all the flies in a sensory bin (green rice, water beads, fake pond grass, blue/green kinetic sand, dried split peas) and post one or more instruction cards for students to complete on their own.

🌱 Ways to Use:

• Frog, pond, and spring thematic units
• Frog life cycle science units (NGSS K-LS1-1)
• Speech therapy small group sessions
• Sensory bin centers and morning tubs
• Independent work systems (TEACCH)
• ABA discrete trial training
• Literacy centers targeting phonological awareness
• Multi-sensory phonics instruction
• Calm-down and sensory regulation activities

⭐ Why This Stands Out:

The Feed Frog format combines two highly engaging elements — sensory bin play and a playful "feeding" mechanic — that pull in even the most reluctant learners. The "frog catching flies" mechanic is naturally engaging AND thematically perfect. The open-ended design lets you target a wide range of IEP goals with a single resource, and the included instruction cards make this one of the few sensory bin activities that truly works as an independent center.

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