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March 15, 2011 | 4 Comments

Shape Sensory Bin Activity

 

My daughter is learning her shapes and colors. She is doing fabulous, but I remember my son having trouble with certain shapes simply because we didn’t talk about them as much. Let’s face it diamonds, ovals, and octagons (other than stop signs) don’t really come up that often. So I came up with this Shape sensory bin as a fun way to practice these shapes.

You will need scissors, craft foam, cardboard, aluminum foil, and black beans.

I drew some shapes onto the craft foam and cardboard. Rectangles on green (for emeralds), octagons on red (for rubies), ovals on blue (for sapphires), and diamonds on the cardboard.

Cut the shapes out and wrap the diamond shapes with small pieces of foil.

Pour the black beans and shapes in the bowl. I chose black beans because I thought it would look more like coal. It really makes the colors stand out, too.

To make it a tad more authentic for mining in your shape sensory bin, you can cut strips of construction paper and tape them together to fit around your child’s head. Then cut a 1 inch section off of a toilet paper roll and tape it to the headband. I thought we had yellow tissue paper (very cute for the headlamp, but we didn’t). He’s still cute, I think.

You can give your child tongs, sifter, strainer, colander, or measuring cups. Try anything to make it feel more like mining. It’s all about having fun.

Every time my daughter found a shape I would say “Wow, you found a blue oval. Great job!” or the corresponding shape and color. We had a blast mining in our shape sensory bin. My son had to play along after he saw how much fun my daughter was having.

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Kim is a contributing writer for No Time For Flash Cards, a mom to a toddler, a preschooler, and a foster parent, too. She juggles her day by trying out fun activities and crafts with the kids. After all, she is just a big kid herself. See what she has been up to over at Mom Tried It.

Filed Under: 5 senses, Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Fine Motor Activities, Mining, Preschool Crafts, Sensory Activities, Sensory Tubs, Shape Activities | 4 Comments

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4 Comments

  1. Jillian says

    March 15, 2011 at 5:32 am

    I love it. Even a mining light!! You thought of everything.

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  2. Heather says

    February 25, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    This is PERFECT for my lesson about the earth, combined with learning about shapes. Thanks for such a great idea!!!

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  3. Julie | Suburban Moms Media says

    June 19, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    This is a great idea, exactly the kind of activity I’m looking to do with my kids – thanks for posting! : )

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