Penguin Water Bead Sensory Bin

In our study of penguins, we put together a simple Penguin water bead sensory bin. This was a great way to explore them in a 3D environment. My girls love using water beads in the sensory bins. They give a good sensory experience while exploring the differences between the penguins on the ice and those in the water.

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This is a great addition to the polar animals activities on the site.

We have been reading over the book Penguins! by Gail Gibbons. It has a lot of facts and information about penguins. There are many different types of penguins in the world and they live all over. We put all different types of penguins in the sensory bin.

What you need for the Penguin Sensory Bin

Ways to use the Penguin Sensory Bin

We looked at the penguins and talked about the different types that we had in the bin. There were several different ones. It was fun to see the differences in the penguins. They jumped right in to the bin and started to have fun.

They have land and sea to explore with the penguins. This gives works out well with the book as well. You could show how they were in the seas and on land.

We talked about how the Emperor Penguins carried the eggs on their feet. They made sure the Emperor Penguin got an egg.

Here are some other Penguin Activities:

Penguin Weekly No-Prep Packs has 6 grade level options with PreK, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and Fourth Grade. You have 5 days of printables with 4 pages for each day.

Penguin Activities Pack for Prewriting, Numbers, Shapes & ABCs

Model Magic Penguin is a great craft for kids to make.

Penguin Activities Pack is great for kids working on prewriting, ABCs, numbers and shapes. You have clip cards, easy reader books, tracing strips and no-prep worksheets.

Winter Reading Charts has several different reading charts for kids to use.

Penguin ABC Letter Find is a great way to work on letters during the winter! You have uppercase and lowercase options. You have trace the letters and find the letters on the penguins. This is a great kindergarten worksheet.

Penguin Learning Pack has 9 fun penguins to learn about.

Check out all the fun Polar Animal activities on 3 Dinosaurs.