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Fun Color Sorting Rainbow Sensory Bin

March 7, 2017 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: Sort colors with this fun rainbow sensory bin! We’ve included different textures for extra sensory, plus tweezers for a fine motor challenge. Add this to your rainbow theme!

After a grey winter, we cannot wait for our classroom to burst with color.

So is it coincidence that one of our last winter themes involves the rainbow?

I think not.

During this theme I wanted a sensory bin that not only had every color in the rainbow, but also different textures and tools to strengthen the hands and fingers.

It didn’t take me long to find the perfect items to a fun rainbow color sorting preschool sensory bin.

Need to adapt this for toddlers? Scroll down and see my tips!

Ready for some colorful fun?

Rainbow Sensory Bin

 

Fun Rainbow Color Sorting Preschool Sensory Bin

What we used:

  • Color sorting cups
  • Rainbow pom poms
  • Rainbow buttons
  • Rainbow feathers
  • Tongs or tweezers

Book to go with this activity:

Planting a Rainbow


It all started with these color sorting cups that I found on Amazon. I just knew they’d be perfect for not only this activity, but many future activities as well. (Fellow teachers, I’m sure you understand how we must find toys that have multiple uses, right?)

Rainbow Sensory Bin

I love how they nest (each cup is numbered on the bottom).

I love how they stack.

Rainbow Sensory Bin

The children, of course, love how they can be knocked over.

Rainbow Sensory Bin

I placed everything into the sensory bin, along with some tweezers and tongs, as I am always looking for ways to strengthen those hands and fingers!

Rainbow Sensory Bin

I needed to make sure everything was color coordinating, since this would be a sorting activity.

Rainbow Sensory Bin

The first thing the children did was start sorting them by color. They told me the yellow pom poms were popcorn.

Rainbow Sensory Bin

They would gently shake the bowl to make the pom poms jump up and down.

 

And then all the colors of pom poms got involved, some ending outside the sensory bin. No worries, our children are working on picking up what falls on the floor.

Rainbow Sensory Bin

We also have a small broom and dustpan available for taking care of spills.

Rainbow Sensory Bin

How to adapt this sensory activity for toddlers:

Set the buttons and small pom poms aside.

Toddlers love the feeling of the jumbo pom poms!

Replace the tweezers with small scoops. (We use these for lots of activities, by the way!)

They will be more interested in scooping and pouring the pom poms than actually sorting them by color, but that’s okay. It’s all about exposure!

Rainbow Sensory Bin

 

More ideas to try:

  • 15 Fun Color Recognition Activities
  • Squeezing Watercolors on Paper Towels
  • LEGO Color Sorting Game

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24 preschool learning activities for your colors theme, including literacy, math, science, art, fine motor, and more!

A great resource for teachers and homeschoolers.

CLICK HERE for more information!

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Filed Under: Literacy, preschool, Preschool Literacy, Sensory Bins, Spring Activities, Toddler Literacy, Toddlers Tagged With: colors, fine motor, preschool, sensory, spring, 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 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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