Tag Archives: Sensory

Toddler BFIAR Co-op Class: The ABC Bunny

The ABC Bunny by Wanda Gag Summary: A curious bunny races through the alphabet on his way home Story Treasure: Alphabet magnets (purchased at Dollar Tree) After reading the book, I held up a cookie sheet with all the magnets in … Continue reading

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Toddler BFIAR Co-op Class: The Carrot Seed

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss Summary: A young boy plants a carrot seed and tends to it, despite discouragement from his family. Story Treasure: Plastic trowel Centers: SCIENCE: Botany We did the seed planting project from Pg 58 of Before Five in … Continue reading

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Nature Exploration Bin- Beach

We don’t live close to the ocean, but we aren’t far from the Great Lakes.  At the beginning of our unit we took a trip to Lake Ontario.  In just a few minutes I collected everything for our Nature Exploration … Continue reading

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Ocean Sensory Bin

Our bin was pretty easy this time, but still a HUGE hit.  I bought blue water beads from Michaels, but Amazon has similar ones here.  They take a few hours to absorb water.  Once they were ready I added some plastic … Continue reading

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Outer Space Sensory Bin

By special request, our new unit is Outer Space and the kids are loving it!  Later in the unit I’ll be introducing a Goodnight Moon bin as well. Contents – 4lb bag of black beans ($6) – 2 pkgs glow … Continue reading

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Caterpillars & Butterflies

Our May unit was caterpillars and butterflies.  Here are a few things we did… Butterfly Sensory Bin   Infant Butterfly Sensory Bin   Caterpillar/Butterfly Books We also did a number of butterfly crafts and snacks, more on them later…

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Butterfly Sensory Bin- Infant

Sensory bins are a big hit in our preschool, but we have a couple younger siblings that still want to chew on everything!  So, I’ve developed new, infant sensory bins which do not contain choking hazards. Contents: – Medium sized … Continue reading

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Butterfly Sensory Bin

Our new unit is studying caterpillars and butterflies.  I put this sensory bin together using mostly items from the dollar store.  I made the caterpillars by gluing 5 pompoms together.  I bought 2 bags of pompoms (one bright and one … Continue reading

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Rainbow Sensory Bin

Jedrek has been playing with his plain white rice in a sensory bin for a couple months now, so I decided it was time for something a little more exciting.  We appear to have skipped spring out here and dove … Continue reading

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