Letter Y Sensory Bin
Inside: Capture your preschoolers’ interest with this easy prep letter Y sensory bin.
I had fun creating a letter X sensory bin for you last month, and readers said they liked it. So I thought I’d create another one for the letter Y. This one is a bit simpler – and Y is a little easier to teach than X. I have focused on the initial /y/ sound.
(You can certainly explain briefly that a Y at the end of words makes a long e sound – especially for kids whose names end in y.)
This letter y sensory bin has just a few easy items that start with y.
Materials
I used shredded yellow paper from the gift wrap section of my local dollar store. I figured I could re-use that in an Easter basket, so it wouldn’t be too wasteful. I also added in a few other letter y items. Here’s everything you might want to include:
- Yellow shredded paper
- Various bits of colorful yarn
- A yo-yo (also from the dollar store)
- Wooden, plastic, and foam letter Y cutouts
- Yogurt container (not shown)
- Toy yak (optional)
I didn’t think of a yogurt container until I finished preparing these photos for you to see, but I think that will help the play value a lot. I don’t think many preschoolers can use a yo-yo as intended, and I would expect the string to get tangled up and have yarn wrapped around it too.
I couldn’t find a plastic toy yak, but if you have one, definitely add it!
More Ideas for Teaching the Letter Y
I found a few more ideas that I think you’ll like:
More Letter Y Crafts – I especially like the yo-yo one!
Finally, don’t miss my free Letter Y Dot Marker Worksheets.
Happy Teaching,
Heather