Feed Polar Bear Sensory Bin | Rhyming Numbers Colors | Winter SLP SPED Autism

Bring some polar-bear fun to your sensory table this winter! These "Feed Polar Bear" Sensory Bin Activities let students feed Polar Bear fish 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 Polar Bear fish by color, size, or number
  • Rhyming Words set — feed Polar Bear 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 fish 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 Polar Bear 1 red fish."

"Feed Polar Bear 2 purple fish."

"Feed Polar Bear 1 small fish."

"Feed Polar Bear 1 large blue fish and 1 small yellow fish."

"Feed Polar Bear a fish with the number 8."

"Feed Polar Bear the fish in number order."

"Feed Polar Bear the odd numbers."

Language examples (Rhyming Words set):

"Feed Polar Bear something that rhymes with 'tick.'"

"Feed Polar Bear something that starts with the 't' sound."

"Feed Polar Bear something that has the 'i' sound in the middle of the word."

"Feed Polar Bear something that ends with the 'ck' sound."

"Feed Polar Bear something that has fur." (feature)

"Feed Polar Bear something that wears a crown." (feature)

"Feed Polar Bear an animal." (class/function)

The possibilities are basically endless!

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Math: counting, colors, sizes, number identification, number order, odd/even
• 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 fish)

💛 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
• Winter and polar animal 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 way to practice core skills all winter long
• 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, winter, and polar animal activities:

• Sensory Bin Activities
• Hands-On Winter Activities
• Hands-On Polar Bear Activities