01/10/2025
❄️ Sensory Bin Fun! ❄️
This week at SPARK, we introduced winter-themed sensory bins for our clients during therapy sessions. Designed to engage the senses and encourage exploration, this activity was used across multiple therapy approaches to build on various skils, such as:
👌 Fine motor skills through strengthening their hand muscles and coordination by scooping and pouring the "snow" around the tray. Using tweezers to pick up small items like pom-poms and snowflakes further refines the pincer grasp, which is essential for tasks such as writing, buttoning, and cutting.
💬 Sparking language development with descriptive words like “soft,” “cold,” and “fluffy” while building turn-taking and following directions. We worked on concepts like big vs. small, heavy vs. light, and more vs. less, using the snowballs, pom-poms, and snowflakes in the tray. For example, “Which snowball is bigger?” or “Let’s find the smallest snowflake!”
🖍 Mathematics skills through counting and sorting activities. For example, students could count the number of snowflakes or create math problems like “If there are 5 snowflakes and we add 3 more, how many are there now?” Words like “snow,” “flake,” “cold,” and “blue” were also incorporated into spelling exercises. Students could trace these words in the “snow” with their fingers or a tool, reinforcing letter formation and memory through tactile input.
