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The Best Spring Sensory Bin Ideas for Speech Therapy

April showers bring May flowers! 💐💐

And so does this spring sensory bin for speech therapy garden themed sensory bin freebie! 

This spring season, I have been so inspired by using a sensory table and all the benefits that come with using play therapy techniques! I created this sensory bin activity with a spring theme to target articulation and language goals. 

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I am so excited to hear how much fun your students and kiddos have during this sensory play activity! 

Let’s get right to it – follow the directions below and download this Free Spring Garden Themed Sensory Bin Ideas Resource below! 

Spring Speech Therapy Activities 

This has been one of my favorite speech activities for spring! I know there are so many different themes for spring speech therapy ideas, so I wanted to make sure this activity stood out. 

In one sensory bin you can target a variety of articulation sounds (with a blank template to focus on whatever sounds your student/child is working on), and a variety of language goals! 

I also think this is an easy way to implement an engaging speech therapy activity that works well with small groups and encourages hands-on learning with a tactile experience for your younger students.

Our newest Spring Themed Speech Therapy Activity can be easily used to target a variety of goals!

🌱 Matching Synonyms

🌱 Matching Antonyms

🌱 Planting Articulation Seeds (S, R, & D – All Positions + Blank Template)

🌱 Picking Articulation Bouquets (N & SH – All Positions + Blank Template)

​🌱 BONUS: 3 Different Sequencing Crafts!

Spring-Themed Therapy Sensory Bin Materials

Let’s keep these speech therapy sessions simple and fun! The materials are so easy to grab (I bet you have them all on hand!) and this is also one of those sensory activities that requires very little prep or clean up! 

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You will need: Spring Sensory Bin Speech Therapy
– Plastic Bin
– Your “Dirt” (So many options for this! We used a black beans and rice mixture, but kinetic sand, small stones, or even real dirt could be a huge hit!)
– Laminator
– Coloring Supplies
– Scissors
– Glue Stick

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Spring Sensory Bin Activities 

The following activities are a fun way to work on language development of synonyms and antonyms! 

We strategically chose words that would also make great vocabulary card targets if you are working on vocabulary building as well! Have fun pulling weeds or carrots and then matching synonyms and antonyms in these interactive language activities! 

P.S. You can download these free spring sensory bin speech therapy resources below!

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Spring Sensory Bin – Matching Synonyms Directions

Step 1: Fill your sensory bin with your choice of “dirt” material – I used black beans and rice, and some river rocks! 

Step 2: Bury or place your laminated and cut Synonym Weeds into the bin.

Step 3: Have your student or child pull the weeds and match the synonyms together! 

BONUS IDEAS: If you really don’t have much time – just use these cards as a fun matching game, and don’t worry about setting up the whole sensory bin! 

speech therapy antonyms sensory bin

Spring Sensory Bin – Matching Antonym Directions

Step 1: Fill your sensory bin with your choice of “dirt” material.

Step 2: Bury or place your laminated and cut Carrot Antonyms into the bin.

Step 3: Have your child or student pull and match the carrot antonyms! 

FOR YOU: If you are looking for more, easy to use spring themed language materials, our Spring Language Bundles are a great way to provide a variety of language opportunities to practice! Use SPRING10 for a special 10% off today!

Spring Articulation Activities 

These articulation activities for the spring themed sensory bin are interactive and fun! 

These activities focus on All Positions for S, R, D, N and SH Sounds, but we made sure to include blank and fillable templates so that you can include target sounds for every student on your caseload! 

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Spring Sensory Bin – Planting Articulation Seeds

Step 1: Fill your sensory bin with your choice of dirt material.

Step 2: Hand your student the seed as you say the target word. Have them repeat as they plant their seed! Feel free to use the blank template to target any articulation sound!

ANOTHER IDEA: We used spring themed garden words if you want to also target new vocabulary in this sensory play activity! 

FOR YOU: Our The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book Companion is filled with language and articulation activities! Grab it HERE. 

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Spring Sensory Bin – Articulation Bouquet

Step 1: Fill in your sensory bin with your choice of dirt material

Step 2: Plant the colored, cut and laminated flowers in the garden bin. 

Step 3: Have your student “pick” the flowers and say the target word as they create a bouquet! 

EXTRA BONUS! Spring Speech Therapy Craft!

sequencing craft spring theme

Included in this Spring Sensory Bin Free Resource, we also included a hands on and fun speech craft! This craft focuses on sequencing activities with a spring and garden theme. 

Step 1: Grab your scissors and glue and cut out the individual steps (marked to cut). Also cut around the tube shape. 

Step 2: Have students correctly sequence the steps.

Step 3: Paste the events in order on the tube.

Step 4: Fold the tube shape with a fan style, so that when it opens – you can read the correct sequence of events! 

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Made for you Spring Speech Therapy Resources

If you are like us and love using fun themes to engage your speech therapy students, then we have so many great resources for you! 

🌸If you want a master list of the best spring speech therapy materials, go HERE.

🐞If you are in need of some spring themed WH Questions, click HERE.

🌊If you want free Ocean Themed Speech Ideas, go HERE and if you want free Weather Themed Speech Ideas go HERE.

♥️If you want some cute cards and printables for SLP Day, get them HERE!

​Speech Therapy Store Shop has so many amazing, engaging, and interactive spring themed materials! These are some of our best sellers! These bundles were created to simplify your planning, help with prep work, and to use with small groups! Use code SPRING10 for a special 10% off! 

​Conclusion

We hope this post inspired you with many different ways to target language and articulation goals using our engaging spring themed sensory bin! 

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