Every once in a while I find items that I had forgotten that I had bought a few years earlier for homeschool. Last week I found a coin sorting and money counting workbook that included the plastic coins.
I created a very simple coin sorting activity for kids both Preschool and Kindergarten age. I wanted a simple activity that both Lil’ Red and Big Red could do to learn some simple money concepts, counting, and coin sorting just seemed to be a great place to start.
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Today I want to share with you a fun Magnetic Letters Spelling Sensory Bin . We just so happen to have tons of magnetic letters, a magnetic wand, and a tray that is magnetic as well. I actually have a plastic tub on my back porch labeled Alphabet which houses a dozen different letter materials including foam letters, eraser letters, red and blue letters, Braille letters, and flashcards with simple Spelling words.
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I grabbed a small plastic tub and added some brown crinkle paper as the filler. Then I placed in one set of magentic letters
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While I was preparing some of our other Rainbow Bears activities I found a dirty little yellow bear! GASP! I almost ran over to the sink to wash it when I realized that I should just turn it into a fun learning activity.
I was already racing around the house digging out tools for the Rainbow Bears Sensory Bin, Rainbow Bears Color Tube Sort, and the Rainbow Bears Science Experiments so I had the grey tray and bears all ready to go.
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Have you heard of Rainbow Bears? I bet you have seen them and have wondered what on earth can you do with them besides count and sort them. Today I am sharing with you a super simple and fun way to learn with Rainbow Bears via our Rainbow Bears Sensory Bin! This is our first post for a new series called #toolsforlearning which we will be sharing on our blogs and Instagram!
Lil’ Red is my sensory loving boy so this activity is perfect for him. He not only loves all things that involve his hands but also anything new, fun, and colorful. Now I have owned these bears since before Eldest was born but they have been stored away most of those years. I used them a few years ago for some tot trays during the year I did CC nursery. So these “old” bears are totally new to both Big Red and Lil’ Red which makes this activity even more fun!
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