Fall Sensory Bin | Feed Scarecrow Rhyming Colors Numbers | SLP SPED Autism OT
Product Description
These Fall Sensory Bin Activities, "Feed Scarecrow," are a hands-on, engaging addition to any fall, autumn, or harvest themed unit. Students "feed Scarecrow" colorful leaves 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 fall and autumn 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
- Homeschool families with multi-age learners
🌽 What's Included:
Two complete Feed Scarecrow sets with scarecrow, leaf pieces, and instruction cards:
- Colors, Sizes, and Numbers Set — feed Scarecrow leaves by color, size, or number
- Rhyming Words Set — feed Scarecrow leaves 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, fall and autumn vocabulary, fine motor skills, and independent work.
Sample Prompts:
- "Feed Scarecrow 1 green leaf."
- "Feed Scarecrow 3 brown leaves."
- "Feed Scarecrow a large leaf."
- "Feed Scarecrow 1 small leaf and 2 medium leaves."
- "Feed Scarecrow something that rhymes with 'rag.'"
- "Feed Scarecrow something that starts with the /r/ sound."
- "Feed Scarecrow something that has the /a/ sound in the middle."
- "Feed Scarecrow something that ends with the /m/ sound."
- "Feed Scarecrow something with a tail."
- "Feed Scarecrow an animal."
- "Feed Scarecrow something we eat."
How to Use:
For small group instruction, the teacher or therapist gives a verbal prompt and the student feeds Scarecrow the correct leaf. For independent work, place all the leaves in a sensory bin (dried corn kernels, brown rice, fall-colored crinkle paper, mini pumpkins, fake leaves) and post one or more instruction cards for students to complete on their own.
🎃 Ways to Use:
- Fall, autumn, and harvest thematic units
- Halloween and pumpkin patch themed centers
- 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 or sensory regulation activities
If your students enjoy these activities, there is a Sensory Bin Activities Bundle that covers many themes! You can see that Bundle here:
If your students enjoy these activities, you can find more sensory bin activities below:
For more hands-on fall, Halloween or pumpkin activities, please see the links below.
