Groundhog Day Sensory Bin | Colors Numbers Rhyming | SLP SPED Autism PreK Math

Add hands-on fun to your Groundhog Day theme with "Feed Groundhog" Sensory Bin Activities! Students feed Groundhog apples to practice 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 Groundhog apples by color, size, or number
  • Rhyming Words set — feed Groundhog 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 apples 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 Groundhog 1 red apple."

"Feed Groundhog 2 purple apples."

"Feed Groundhog 1 small apple."

"Feed Groundhog 1 large blue apple and 1 small pink apple."

"Feed Groundhog an apple with the number 5."

"Feed Groundhog the apples in number order."

"Feed Groundhog the even numbers."

Language examples (Rhyming Words set):

"Feed Groundhog something that rhymes with 'tell.'"

"Feed Groundhog something that starts with the 'sh' sound."

"Feed Groundhog something that has the 'e' sound in the middle of the word."

"Feed Groundhog something that ends with the 'll' sound."

"Feed Groundhog something that has fur." (feature)

"Feed Groundhog something that is big." (attribute)

"Feed Groundhog a tool." (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 apples)

💛 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
• Groundhog Day and winter units
• Early childhood and ECSE
• 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 way to practice core skills for an underserved Groundhog Day niche
• 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 fun: Sensory Bin Activities

❄️ More hands-on winter and Groundhog Day activities:

• Hands-On Groundhog Activities
• Hands-On Winter Activities