Learn all about numbers with these colorful and oh-so-amazing number sensory bottles! It’s like I Spy but in a bottle. There are so many ways you can make them, but I’m going to show you my three favorite ways to make number sensory bottles using things you probably already have in your classroom. Put these number sensory bottles in the math center or a place where students have to wait. They can look, shake, spy, and talk numbers as they wait!
Make sure you grab the FREE Number Hunts from my TpT store, which go perfectly with these number sensory bottles.
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Let me share with you how I made each bottle!
Magnet Number Sensory Bottle
- empty bottle
- fill with black beans, pony beads, and magnet letters (these are from the Target Dollar Spot during back-to-school time)
- hot glue or superglue the lid closed
- cover the top with tape
Dice Sensory Bottle – Shake the bottle to roll the dice!
- empty bottle
- fill 1/4 full with real sprinkles, 6 birthday candles, and a dice
- hot glue or superglue the lid closed
- cover the top with tape
Number Sensory Bottle
- empty bottle
- fill with colored rice and number beads (these are from Walmart)
- to color rice: place dry rice in a baggie with a few drops of liquid watercolor, shake until coated and lay flat on foil to dry
- hot glue or superglue the lid closed
- cover the top with tape
I am always looking for ideas to sneak in fine motor and handwriting in FUN ways so I created these FREE Number Hunts! Students find the number, say the number, and trace or color it on their page! If your students are little, let them scribble on the number. Put the number hunts on clipboards, and they are even more fun. My littles think clipboards are just the best! You can even place them in dry erase pockets to save paper.
>> Grab the FREE Number Hunts from my TpT Store HERE <<
It’s time to grab the supplies you need and make some number sensory bottles for your classroom! Check out my favorite sensory bottle supplies HERE on the Sensory Bottle section in my Amazon storefront. I make it easy by directing you to the exact supplies you would need to purchase!
Take it a step further: If you LOVE sensory bottles like me and my students, I have TONS of sensory bottle ideas for tons of holidays and themes HERE on my website.
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