Shark Rice Sensory Bin for Shark Week
Sensory bins are loads of fun, and this shark rice sensory bin takes just a few seconds to assemble.
We have a shark water bead sensory bin we love, but this one is much easier to put together.
You only need sharks, rice, and some colored rocks in the bin. And you are ready for some shark sensory play.
The Shark Rice Sensory Bin is an excellent addition to the shark activities and sensory bins on the site.
What is a sensory bin?
A sensory bin is typically a plastic tub or container filled with carefully selected materials and objects to stimulate the senses of children in preschool.
Sensory bins might have rice, water beads, corn, beans, or other types filled with small items.
Shark Rice Sensory Bin
The Shark Rice Sensory Bin has a rice filler in a small paper bin. We used blue acrylic rocks and rice for the small parts of the sensory bin. Then we put sharks in the sensory bin.
This is a great sensory bin for prek ages 4 to 5 and kindergarten ages 5 to 6.
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Book to Read with the Shark Sensory Bin
The Ultimate Book of Sharks is another great shark book you could read. You can find out where they live, what they eat, and more. Plus, details about the different types of sharks.
What Size of Sensory Bin is Best For the Shark Rice Sensory Bin?
We use the paper bins with lids for the smaller sensory bin. They work great because you can cover them when you are done.
What we used to make the Shark Rice Sensory Bin
Ways to Use the Shark Rice Sensory Bin
You will see a few ways to use the sensory bin. But remember, sensory bins can just be for play!
Play in the Sensory Bin
First and foremost, a sensory bin is for sensory play. And anything else you do is icing on the cake. This is a significant sensory bin because you have all the different types of sharks, and the rice and acrylic rocks make it look like the ocean. But still have fun with sensory.
You can let the scoop and pour the rice and sharks. Let them scoop up as much as they can. And this is just fun to play in. And the sharks are fun.
Make the shark Swim
You can have fun making the shark swim in the rice and the blue rock. Just have only the fins of the sharks sticking out of the water.
A fun way to get kids to put push and cover the sharks in the rice.
Sorting Shark and Blue Rocks
A fun activity you can do is to sort the rock and sharks in the sensory bin—a great way to help kids learn the differences between the two.
And this is super easy to suggest to kids. They have a blast sorting through everything.
Learn Shark Names
You can have kids go through the different sharks and learn the shark names. A fun trick is that the shark names are on the back of the sharks.
Yes, the name is small but fun. You could also use the shark easy reader book with the shark sensory bin.
Just enough the Shark Sensory Bin
Remember that this is a great sensory bin just to have fun with sensory play. And remember that some kids beyond preschool and kindergarten age can play in sensory bins.
More Shark Activities for Kids
Shark Water Bead Sensory Bin is great to learn the match different sharks and then learn where the sharks are in the ocean.
Prehistoric Sea Life Water Bead Sensory Bin which has a few sharks from the past that are fun to play in.
Shark Wreath Craft is a fun wreath you can make for shark week that has sharks fins swimming around a wreath that is loads of fun to make with a shark fin cookie cutter and paper plate.
Shark Weekly Packs has five days of printables with 4 pages for each day. You have Prek, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and Fourth Grade. The Summer No-Prep packs are great for summer review or fun shark week printables.
Check out all the fun Shark Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Check out all the fun Sensory Bin Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com