Feed Shark Sensory Bin | Ocean Rhyming Colors Numbers | SLP SPED Autism OT
Product Description
These Feed Shark Sensory Bin Activities are a hands-on, engaging addition to any ocean, summer, or habitats unit. Students "feed the shark" colorful fish 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 ocean or summer 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 Shark sets with shark, fish pieces, and instruction cards:
Colors, Sizes, and Numbers Set — feed the shark by color, size, or quantity
Rhyming Words Set — feed the shark fish 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, and ending sounds
- Color identification and matching
- Size discrimination (small, medium, large)
- Number recognition and counting
- Language concepts — feature, function, class
- Receptive and expressive vocabulary
- Following 1-step, 2-step, and multi-step directions
- Fine motor skills and sensory integration
- Independent work and task completion
Sample Prompts:
"Feed Shark 1 red fish."
"Feed Shark a medium red fish."
"Feed Shark a large red fish and a small blue fish."
"Feed Shark something that rhymes with tug."
"Feed Shark something that starts with the /r/ sound."
"Feed Shark something that has the /a/ sound in the middle."
"Feed Shark something that ends with the /t/ sound."
"Feed Shark something with a tail."
"Feed Shark an animal."
"Feed Shark something we wipe our feet on."
How to Use:
For small group instruction, the teacher or therapist gives a verbal prompt and the student feeds the shark the correct fish. For independent work, place all the fish in a sensory bin (rice, beans, water beads, kinetic sand, blue Easter grass) and post one or more instruction cards for students to complete on their own.
Ways to Use:
Speech therapy small group sessions
Sensory bin centers and morning tubs
Ocean, beach, summer, or habitat thematic units
Independent work systems (TEACCH)
ABA discrete trial training
Literacy centers targeting phonological awareness
Multi-sensory phonics instruction
Calm-down or sensory regulation activities
These sensory bin activities are now part of bundle. You can find the Sensory Bin Activities Bundle here:
If your students enjoy these activities, you can find more sensory bin activities below:
For more hands-on ocean or spring, summer or habitats themed activities, please see the following links:
