Gingerbread Man Sensory Bin | Feed Ginger Rhyming Numbers | Christmas SLP SPED

Add some gingerbread fun to your sensory table this December! These "Feed Ginger" Sensory Bin Activities let students feed the Gingerbread Man gumdrops while practicing a huge range of skills — from colors, sizes, and numbers to rhyming, beginning sounds, and language concepts. This open-ended set works in a small group, an independent center, or a sensory bin, and adjusts easily to each student's level.

📦 What's Included

• Two activity sets in one:
  • Colors / Sizes / Numbers set — feed the Gingerbread Man gumdrops by color, size, or number
  • Rhyming Words set — feed Ginger words for rhyming, sounds, and language concepts
• Instruction cards to set up each set as an independent center or sensory bin activity
• Print, laminate, and cut to assemble for years of reuse

📚 How to Use

• Use in a small group to target the exact skills you need
• Set up as an independent center using the included instruction cards
• Add the gumdrops to a sensory bin and post one or more instruction cards for students to complete
• Vary the difficulty to match each student's level

Math examples (Colors/Sizes/Numbers set):

"Feed Ginger 1 pink gumdrop."

"Feed Ginger 2 purple gumdrops."

"Feed Ginger 1 large gumdrop."

"Feed Ginger a large green gumdrop and a small yellow gumdrop."

"Feed Ginger a gumdrop with the number 13 on it."

"Feed Ginger the gumdrops in number order."

Language examples (Rhyming Words set):

"Feed Ginger something that rhymes with 'bag.'"

"Feed Ginger something that starts with the 'r' sound."

"Feed Ginger something that has the 'a' sound in the middle of the word."

"Feed Ginger something that ends with the 'g' sound."

"Feed Ginger something that hops." (feature)

"Feed Ginger something that we clean with." (function)

"Feed Ginger an animal." (class/function)

The possibilities are basically endless!

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Math: counting, colors, sizes, number identification, number order, even/odd
• Phonological awareness: rhyming, beginning / middle / ending sounds
• Language concepts: feature, class, and function
• Following directions (1- and 2-step)
• Vocabulary building
• Receptive and expressive language
• Listening and attending
• Fine motor skills (manipulating gumdrops)

💛 Perfect For

• Speech-language therapy (rhyming, sounds, concepts, following directions)
• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Math and literacy centers
• Sensory bins, morning tubs, and task boxes
• Gingerbread, Christmas, and winter units, early childhood, ECSE, and homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Two sets in one — math AND speech/language skills
• Open-ended and differentiable — target exactly what your students need
• Works in a small group, independent center, OR sensory bin
• Instruction cards included for easy independent setup
• A fun, festive way to practice core skills all December
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🎁 Save with the bundle! This set is part of the Sensory Bin Activities Bundle — covering many themes all year.

🎄 More sensory bin, gingerbread, and Christmas activities:

• Sensory Bin Activities
• Hands-On Gingerbread Activities
• Hands-On Christmas Activities