Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Playful Learning Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers

  • Home
  • Start Here
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe!
  • Teachers
  • Preschool
  • Toddlers
  • Products
    • Favorite Writing Table Materials
    • Favorite Art Resources
    • Favorite Fine Motor Resources
  • Lesson Plans
  • Free Printables
    • Free Winter Printables
    • Free Evergreen Printables
    • Free Fall Printables
    • Free Christmas Printables

Fun Color Sorting Fish Sensory Bin

June 2, 2017 by Sheryl Cooper

Share10
Pin675
Tweet
Share
Email
Buffer1
+1
686 Shares

There are affiliate links in this article which means, at no additional cost to you, we could receive compensation for our recommendations. You can read our full disclosure policy. Thanks for visiting!

Toddlers and preschoolers love to use real aquarium fish nets! I shared our ocean theme sensory bin where these nets were a huge hit with the small aquarium rock and pretend sea creatures. But I wanted something that would be easier for toddlers and young preschoolers without any choking hazards. Hello fun color sorting fish sensory bin!

It’s all about scooping and pouring with this age group. For this reason, I try to find fun ways to incorporate these in our sensory bins. Water is always a favorite, but sand and other materials work well, too. Also, if we have a child who likes to dump toys, we can redirect him to this type of sensory bin.

 

MY LATEST VIDEOS

Fun Color Sorting Fish Sensory Bin

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.

 

Fun Color Sorting Fish Sensory Bin

Good ol’ Amazon did it again! I was searching for chunky plastic fish that toddlers could hold in their hands, scoop and pour. When I found what I was looking for, I realized I could pull together a color-sorting activity in our sensory bin.

Ta da!

I grabbed our color sorting bowls and aquarium fish nets, filled our sensory bin with water, and it was ready. That easy!

 

Fun Color Sorting Fish Sensory Bin

The first thing the children did was fill the nets with as many fish as they could. They weren’t even thinking about the colors.

Fun Color Sorting Fish Sensory Bin

They then dumped the fish into the bowls. Again, not thinking about sorting them by color.

Fun Color Sorting Fish Sensory Bin

 

They were simply having fun building their fine motor skills while filling and dumping, over and over again.

Fun Color Sorting Fish Sensory Bin

But then they started paying attention to the colors of the fish and the colors of the bowls, as shown in this video:

Super simple and fun, right?

For those of you at home, try this in the bathtub!


Fun Color Sorting Fish Sensory Bin

More fun water table ideas:

Rainy Weather Sensory Bin for Preschoolers   Color Sorting Water Bin     10 Little Ducks Eric Carle

 

 

FREE CIRCLE TIME PLANNER!

Get your FREE circle time planner as a gift when you subscribe to my free weekly newsletters.

Here is my Privacy Policy

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit
Share10
Pin675
Tweet
Share
Email
Buffer1
+1
686 Shares

Filed Under: Sensory Bins, summer activities Tagged With: preschool, sensory, summer, toddlers

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 18 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

« How to Make an Easy Butterfly Feeder for a Spring Science Activity
Ultimate Bundle of Kids Summer Activities to Keep Them Busy »

You can also find us here!

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Looking for something specific?

Categories

Welcome! I'm Sheryl Cooper, teacher of 2 and 3 year olds for over 19 years. Read more about me here!

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds is a participant in Amazon Associates.

Copyright © 2019 Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

This site uses cookies: Find out more.