Christmas Sensory Bin | Feed Santa Rhyming Numbers Colors | SLP SPED Autism PreK

Add some Santa fun to your sensory table this December! These "Feed Santa" Sensory Bin Activities let students feed Santa cookies 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 Santa cookies by color, size, or number
  • Rhyming Words set — feed Santa 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 cookies 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 Santa 1 cookie with a pink bow."

"Feed Santa 2 cookies with blue bows."

"Feed Santa 1 large cookie."

"Feed Santa a large cookie with a pink bow and a small cookie with a green bow."

"Feed Santa a cookie with the number 2 on it."

"Feed Santa the cookies in number order."

Language examples (Rhyming Words set):

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

"Feed Santa something that starts with the 'fl' sound."

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

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

"Feed Santa something that we write on." (function)

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

"Feed Santa something that a crab uses." (feature)

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 cookies)

💛 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
• 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, Christmas, and winter activities:

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