You asked for it… and here it is! Kindergarten Morning Bins Set 2 is now in my store, and I’m so excited to share what’s inside.
Just like the Kindergarten Morning Bins Set 1, these activities are:
✅ Low-prep – mostly straight cutting lines for quick prep.
🌏 Non-seasonal – use them any time of the year, anywhere.
🖐 Hands-on – every activity builds early literacy, math, fine motor, and thinking skills.
Why Morning Bins?
If you’re new to morning tubs/bins, they’re a game-changer for the start of your school day.
Instead of worksheets or unstructured free play, you give students purposeful, hands-on activities they can work on independently while you take attendance, greet families, or get organized.
Benefits of Using Morning Bins
- Creates a calm, smooth start to the day
- Builds fine motor, pre-writing, literacy, and math skills
- Encourages independence and responsibility
- Easy to differentiate and rotate through the year
- Works in kindergarten, prep/foundation, homeschool, or small group settings
What’s Included in Kindergarten Morning Bins Set 2
The Kindergarten Morning Bins Set 2 includes 22 activities! Each activity includes a materials list and is simple to explain and store. You can use shoebox tubs, small containers, or zip pouches to keep everything organized.
To download some free sample pages from this packet, click here or on the button below. Links to purchase the complete Kindergarten Morning Tubs Set s packet are included at the end of this post!
Alphabet Lacing Cards
Materials: shoestring, yarn, or lacing cord
Children thread the lacing material through the holes around each letter.
- Skills focus: Fine motor coordination, letter recognition
- Also use for: Calm fine-motor station, OT warm-ups, early finishers
Build the Feelings Playdough Mats
Materials: assorted colored playdough
Children create facial expressions on the mat to match different emotions.
- Skills focus: SEL vocabulary, emotion recognition, hand strength
- Also use for: Morning check-ins, counseling corner, dramatic play
Upper Case Letter Building Cards
Children use strips to form uppercase letters.
- Skills focus: Letter formation, spatial reasoning
- Also use for: Literacy centers, STEM/building tubs, intervention
Lower Case Letter Building Cards
Children use strips to form lowercase letters.
- Skills focus: Lowercase formation, fine-motor precision
- Also use for: Small-group handwriting practice, RTI, fast finishers
Trace the Upper Case Letter
Materials: dry-erase markers
Children trace uppercase letters.
- Skills focus: Handwriting readiness, stroke order
- Also use for: Handwriting groups, independent practice, sub plans
Trace the Lower Case Letter
Materials: dry-erase markers
Children trace lowercase letters.
- Skills focus: Letter formation, pencil control
- Also use for: Centers, early intervention, homework folders (laminated)
Alphabet Reading Strips
Children read “(Letter) is for (object).”
- Skills focus: Letter–sound relationships, concept of word, fluency
- Also use for: Guided reading warm-ups, partner reading, book bins
Beginning Sound Match
Materials: clothespins
Children decide if two pictures start with the same sound; clip ✔ or ✖.
- Skills focus: Phonemic awareness (initial sounds)
- Also use for: Quick checks, small-group warm-ups, intervention games
Rhyming Match
Materials: clothespins
Children judge if two words rhyme; clip ✔ or ✖.
- Skills focus: Phonological awareness (rhyme)
- Also use for: Literacy warm-ups, ELL sound play, partner practice
Trace the Sight Word
Materials: dry-erase markers
Children trace high-frequency words.
- Skills focus: Sight word recognition, handwriting fluency
- Also use for: Word-work rotations, take-home practice, RTI
Visual Discrimination: Which Pose Matches?
Materials: clothespins
Children clip the stick figure that matches the child’s pose.
- Skills focus: Visual perception, attention to detail
- Also use for: Brain breaks, OT visual scanning, quiet tubs
Left or Right?
Materials: clothespins
Children identify object direction and clip the correct arrow.
- Skills focus: Directionality, spatial language
- Also use for: Pre-writing orientation, PE cues, map/reading readiness
Playdough Colors: Dress the Boy/Girl
Materials: colored playdough
Children make clothing pieces to match the target color.
- Skills focus: Color recognition, fine-motor strength, vocabulary
- Also use for: Color word review, art center, calming sensory task
Copy the Pattern
Materials: colored buttons (or small manipulatives)
Children recreate patterns shown on the cards.
- Skills focus: Patterning, sequencing, visual memory
- Also use for: Math centers, enrichment challenges, partner tasks
Number Building Cards
Children use strips to form numerals.
- Skills focus: Number formation, spatial awareness
- Also use for: Math warm-ups, STEM tubs, handwriting alternatives
Trace the Number
Materials: dry-erase markers
Children trace numerals.
- Skills focus: Numeral formation, pencil control
- Also use for: RTI handwriting, quick-start task, independent bin
Do They Match? Ten Frames
Materials: clothespins
Children decide if two representations match the same quantity.
- Skills focus: Subitizing, quantity recognition
- Also use for: Number talks, formative checks, center exit tickets
Do They Match? Counting Fingers
Materials: clothespins
Children compare counting fingers and numerals; clip ✔ or ✖.
- Skills focus: Counting, one-to-one, number sense
- Also use for: ELL vocabulary, movement-based math, quick checks
Do They Match? Number Words
Materials: clothespins
Children show whether the numeral and number word match.
- Skills focus: Number word reading, mapping quantities to symbols
- Also use for: Cross-curricular literacy+math, fluency practice
Chef Counting Cards (How Many Does the Chef Need?)
Materials: clothespins
Children clip the correct number for each food item.
- Skills focus: Counting, cardinality, comparing sets
- Also use for: Role-play math center, small-group data checks
Do the Shapes Match? (2D ↔ Real-Life)
Materials: clothespins
Children identify whether the 2D shape and real-world objects match; clip ✔ or ✖.
- Skills focus: Shape identification, visual discrimination, vocabulary
- Also use for: Geometry walks, anchor chart talks, scavenger hunts
Suggested Materials to Keep on Hand
- Dry-erase markers
- Clothespins
- Playdough
- Pom-poms, buttons, building strips
- Counting cubes or buttons
- Small containers or zip pouches for storage
Purchase the Kindergarten Morning Bins Set 2
If you would like to purchase the complete 293-page Kindergarten Morning Bins Set 2 packet, click on one of the store links below.
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