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15+ Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day STEM Sensory Bins

Once Valentine’s Day is over in our house, we move on to leprechaun and pots of gold. St. Patrick’s Day is almost here, and we’re already trying fun Irish activities to celebrate! If you are looking for some simple and fun St. Patrick’s Day STEM sensory bins, you’ve come to the right place. These St. Patrick’s Day Sensory STEM activities are full of everything rainbow, gold, and St. Patrick’s Day.  Use these STEM sensory bins in your preschool or kindergarten classroom to complete STEM activities even with the youngest kids! Kids will love these St. Patrick’s Day STEM activities for preschool and kindergarten.

Foster a love of STEM topics in your preschoolers and toddlers with these festive St. Patrick's Day STEM sensory bins. These St. Patrick's Day sensory bins teach the basics of science, technology, engineering, and math to the youngest preschool science fans. #stemactivities #preschoolactivities #stem #sensory

Try these activities in your science or STEM center at school, or do them at home with your own kids!

Fun with St. Patrick’s Day STEM Sensory Bins!

A sensory bin is designed to help children explore the world using their senses. Sensory bins are ideal for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and kids with special needs.

Foster a love of STEM topics in your preschoolers and toddlers with these festive St. Patrick's Day STEM sensory bins. These St. Patrick's Day sensory bins teach the basics of science, technology, engineering, and math to the youngest preschool science fans. #stemactivities #preschoolactivities #stem #sensory

Most young children are sensory seekers, and a young child will remember more about a topic if she or he can feel and touch the object that you are teaching about.

A STEM-focused sensory bin helps establish a love for science and STEM topics even at the youngest level.

Kids are naturally curious, and science and STEM is all about answering those questions that so many preschoolers have about the world.

Through touch, exploration, and research, even the youngest kids can learn a lot about science and how the world works.

Kids who are introduced to science and STEM from the start are more likely to have a love for STEM topics as they continue their school careers and enter into careers as an adult.

If you don’t want the mess of bins, you can also make science discovery bottles for your class for quick science learning.

What Do Kids Learn with STEM Sensory Bins?

Kids can learn a lot with St. Patrick’s Day STEM sensory bins. Young children can learn topics including:

  • Cause and effect
  • Volume
  • Reactions
  • Color mixing
  • Weight
  • Patterns
  • Counting
  • Sorting and classifying
  • Scientific terms
  • Math terms
  • Physics
  • Spatial awareness
  • The scientific method

The goal of STEM activities at the preschool and toddler level is to explore the world and learn the basics of the scientific method, the creative process, and how to tie all elements of science, technology, engineering, and math together.

St. Patrick’s Day Books for the Classroom

Use these books about St. Patrick’s Day to supplement your St. Patrick STEM activities this March!

leprechaun trap and other st patricks day stem activities

St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities

exploring the elements gold book

Exploring the Elements: Gold

how to catch a leprechaun book

How to Catch a Leprechaun

say yes to elements book

Say Yes to Elements

the story behind st patricks day book

The Story Behind St. Patrick’s Day

rainbow science book

Rainbow Science

celebrations in my world st patricks day book

Celebrations in My World: St. Patrick’s Day

my country ireland book

My Country Ireland

light makes a rainbow book

Light Makes a Rainbow

exploring the elements gold book

Elements of Chemistry: Gold

Sensory bins are the first path toward establishing a love of STEM topics that will last a lifetime.

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In addition to establishing a love of science and exploration, sensory bins help children explore the world creatively and inspires them to ask the big questions that will one day change our world.

How to Make a STEM Bin

If you want to make a STEM bin, there are just a few things you need to incorporate. First, read this article on setting up a STEM center in the classroom, or how to set up a STEM center at home.

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Next, read this article on how to create your own STEM bin.

For the short lesson, what you need is a small area for storing your STEM supplies. From there, you’ll need to collect the supplies for that bin and place it in a tub that the children can access as needed.

Put the lesson plan and worksheets inside the bin as well for easy STEM learning!

St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Decorations

Here are some fun St. Patrick’s Day classroom decorations you can add to your classroom this March for festive flair and St. Paddy’s Day pride!

st patricks day wreath

St Patrick’s Day Door Wreath for the Classroom

st patricks day pot of gold classroom decoration

Pot of Gold Tinsel Tabletop Decoration

st patricks day pot of gold rainbow welcome sign

St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Welcome Sign

st patricks classroom decorating kit

St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Door Decorations

st patricks day window clings

St. Patrick’s Day Window Clings for the Classroom

st patricks day door decoration kit

St. Patrick’s Day Door Decorations for the Classroom

rainbow ceiling banner

Pot of Gold and Rainbow Ceiling Hanging

st patricks classroom decorating kit

Lucky Hanging St. Patrick’s Decorations

st patrick classroom decorating kit

St. Patrick’s Day Banner Decoration Set

st patricks day decorating kit for classroom

Colorful St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Decoration Bundle

And check out even more St. Patrick’s Day teaching resources below!

Older kids will have a blast making a light up shamrock.

Of course, you won’t want to miss making rainbow slime for ST. Patrick’s Day! You can also try this glitter rainbow slime recipe or this fluffy rainbow slime recipe.

These STEM supplies and teacher resources are perfect for preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, and primary grade STEM classes!

outdoor math kit preschool

Outdoor Learning Math Classroom Set

science table kindergarten

Science Explorer Table

ozobot coding robot

Ozobot Primary Grade Coding Lessons

early education strm classroom kit

Primary Science Classroom Kit

primary science kit

Play and Learn STEM Kit

stem bins

Primary Grade STEM Bins

space reward teacher kar

Space Themed Reward Jar for Teachers

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Rubber Blocks Classroom Set

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bins for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Kids will love these hands-on St. Patrick’s Day STEM sensory bins.

Learn about science, technology, engineering, and math all while celebrating the luckiest holiday of the year!

Foster a love of STEM topics in your preschoolers and toddlers with these festive St. Patrick's Day STEM sensory bins. These St. Patrick's Day sensory bins teach the basics of science, technology, engineering, and math to the youngest preschool science fans. #stemactivities #preschoolactivities #stem #sensory

For more fun St. Patrick’s Day activities, try our rainbow walking water science experiment, the rainbow naked eggs experiment, and making a DIY bouncy ball for St. Patrick’s Day!

Preschoolers will love playing in this Unicorn Poop Slime.

For cleaner fun, make this color changing discovery bottle with a unicorn theme!

St. Patrick STEM Activity Resources for the Classroom

Here are some fun St. Patrick’s themed STEM products you can use with your students this March!

leprechaun trap and other st patricks day stem activities

St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities

unicorn magicoders game

MagiCoders Rainbow Unicorn Coding Kit

st patrick bingo

St. Patrick’s Day Bingo Classroom Kit

diy kaleidoscope classroom steam kit

Kaleidoscope STEAM Kit for the Classroom

clixo rainbow stem pack

Clixo Rainbow Engineering Classroom Set

solar rainbow maker

Make a Rainbow Science Kit

disappearing rainbow science demonstration kit

Disappearing Rainbow Science Experiment

fools gold dig science kit

Fools Gold Science Dig Classroom Kit

leprechaun trap classroom kit

Leprechaun Trap STEM Classroom Kit

This sensory slime recipe is bright with colorful rainbow fun perfect to do during St. Patrick’s Day.

This fizzing rainbow experiment tray is a big hit with the pre-kinder crowd.

Teacher Apparel for St. Patrick’s Day

Here are some of the cutest shirts you can wear for St. Patrick’s Day at school!

clover socks

Clover Socks

black clover socks

Black Clover Socks

rainbow slouch socks

Rainbow Slouchy Socks

sequin clover

Sequin Clover St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt

shenanigans coordinator teacher shirt

Shenanigans Coordinator St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt

lucky charms teacher shirt

My Students are Lucky Charms St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt

inclusion st patricks day teacher shirt

Inclusive St Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt

lucky dandilion teacher shirt

Lucky Clover St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt

have a lucky day teacher shirt

Have a Lucky Day Teacher Shirt for St. Patrick’s Day

st patricks day alphabet teacher shirt

Irish Alphabet St. Paddy’s Teacher Shirt

math clover teacher shirt

St. Patrick’s Day Shirt for Math Teachers

one lucky teacher teacher shirt

One Lucky Teacher St. Patrick’s Day Shirt

And finally, this St. Patrick’s Day slime recipe with plastic coins is a favorite for my kids to do every Saint Patrick’s Day!

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Get even more ideas for St. Patrick’s Sensory Activities Here!

Here are even more ideas for sensory bins with a fun St. Patrick’s Day theme! Click each link to get the directions for that sensory bin.

Saint Patrick's Day Themed Sensory Bin Ideas

These St. Patrick's Day STEM sensory bins are a fun way to introduce St. Patrick's day and STEM concepts to preschoolers at the same time!

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