Thanksgiving Sensory Bin | Feed Turkey Rhyming Colors Numbers | SLP SPED Autism

These Thanksgiving Sensory Bin Activities, "Feed Turkey," are a hands-on, engaging addition to any Thanksgiving or fall themed unit. Students "feed Turkey" colorful pies 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 Thanksgiving and November 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 Turkey sets with turkey, pie pieces, and instruction cards:

• Colors, Sizes, and Numbers Set — feed Turkey pies by color, size, or number
• Rhyming Words Set — feed Turkey pies 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, number order, language concepts (feature, function, class), receptive and expressive vocabulary, following 1-step and multi-step directions, fine motor skills, and independent work.

Sample Prompts:

• "Feed Turkey 1 red pie."
• "Feed Turkey 2 blue pies."
• "Feed Turkey 1 large pie."
• "Feed Turkey a large pink pie and a small purple pie."
• "Feed Turkey a pie with the number 3 on it."
• "Feed Turkey the pies in number order."
• "Feed Turkey something that rhymes with 'back.'"
• "Feed Turkey something that starts with the /cr/ sound."
• "Feed Turkey something that has the /a/ sound in the middle."
• "Feed Turkey something that ends with the /k/ sound."
• "Feed Turkey something with a shell."
• "Feed Turkey an animal."

How to Use:

For small group instruction, the teacher or therapist gives a verbal prompt and the student feeds Turkey the correct pie. For independent work, place all the pies in a sensory bin (corn kernels, dried beans, fall-colored rice, mini pumpkins, brown crinkle paper) and post one or more instruction cards for students to complete on their own.

🍂 Ways to Use:

• Thanksgiving and November thematic units
• Fall and harvest sensory bin centers
• Speech therapy small group sessions
• Independent work systems (TEACCH)
• ABA discrete trial training
• Literacy centers targeting phonological awareness
• Multi-sensory phonics instruction
• Morning tubs and early finisher activities
• Take-home activities for Thanksgiving week

If your students enjoy these activities, there is a Sensory Bin Activities Bundle that covers many themes! You can see that Bundle here:

Sensory Bin Activities Bundle

If your students enjoy these activities, you can find more sensory bin activities below:

Sensory Bin Activities

For more fun, hands-on fall, turkey or Thanksgiving themed activities, please see the links below:

More Hands-On Fall Activities

Hands-On Turkey Activities

Hands-On Thanksgiving Activities