Featuring our $5 Earth Day Sensory Table Printable Pack
From recycling symbols to globes, planet-friendly play is perfect for little learners. This week’s “E is for Earth” sensory setup helps kids connect early literacy with caring for the world around them. We’re using the Earth Day Printable Pack to create a themed sensory table full of color sorting, early vocabulary, and tactile play.
🛒 What’s in the $5 Earth Day Printable Pack
The Earth Day Sensory Table Printable Pack includes:
A colorful banner, awning, flag, and eco-signs like “Reuse. Recycle. Reduce.” and “E is for Earth”
2–3 printable worksheets: tracing the letter E, color sorting recyclables, and Earth-themed vocabulary
A bold green, blue, and yellow color palette
Sized for IKEA Flisat bins or general sensory table setups
🧰 Materials You’ll Need
IKEA Flisat table (or any bin)
Sensory filler: blue and green rice, water beads, or shredded paper
Mini globes or Earth balls
Toy recycling bins or containers
Plastic or felt items to “sort” (bottles, cans, compost, etc.)
Scoops, tongs, and small bins or cups
🌎 How to Set Up Your Earth Sensory Bin
Decorate your sensory table with the Earth Day banner, flag, and signs.
Fill the bin with a blue and green filler like dyed rice or water beads.
Add color-coded objects to represent recyclables, compost, and trash.
Place sorting bins or labels (paper, plastic, food waste) inside the bin.
Include laminated worksheets nearby for tracing or color matching.
Invite your child to scoop, sort, and learn how to care for our planet!
🎯 Learning Objectives by Age Group
6–12 mo: Sensory exploration with color and texture
1–2 yrs: Color recognition, scooping practice
2–3 yrs: Object sorting, simple environmental words
3–4 yrs: Letter E tracing, recycling concepts, vocabulary
4–5 yrs: Classifying recyclables, early writing, Earth-friendly storytelling
💌 Free Bonus: A to Z Letter of the Week Guide
Want to plan ahead?
Download the A–Z Sensory Play Guide — a free printable showing the theme for each week, links to all 26 blog posts, and a peek at the matching printables.
You’ll also be added to the Letter of the Week Email Series, where I’ll send you one letter each week, with tips, blog links, and bonus activity ideas.
💡 Tips to Extend the Activity
Make a recycled craft using scrap paper or cardboard
Create a sensory bin with shredded junk mail
Practice sorting by texture (plastic vs paper)
Use toy trucks for a “recycling pickup route”
📚 Related Activities
🔤 25 Vocabulary Words for “Earth” Theme
earth, environment, recycle, reduce, reuse, green, blue, trash, compost, paper, plastic, bin, can, pollution, protect, water, clean, dirt, garden, tree, nature, planet, sort, care, letter E
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