| Bingo is a very simple game that anybody could learn, | | | | * In language classes, bingo cards can be printed with |
| even young children. This simplicity also means that the | | | | French, German, Italian or Spanish words. In this case, |
| game can be adapted to classroom use. As a result, | | | | students might be required to match these against |
| many elementary and other K-12 school teachers are | | | | English words read out by the teacher. You can also |
| now using specially modified versions of the game | | | | reverse this, and use bingo cards printed in English and |
| bingo as a teaching aid. | | | | have the teacher say words in the foreign language. |
| Bingo can be used in the teaching of many different | | | | * In math classes, bingo cards can be printed with |
| subjects, including reading, English, foreign language, | | | | numbers chosen by the teacher, or even with math |
| math, science, history and geography. Here are a few | | | | problems (students must mark off squares by writing |
| examples of how it can be integrated into lesson plans: | | | | in the correct answers). When using numbered cards, |
| * When teaching reading, bingo can be played using | | | | students must solve a math problem to find the |
| bingo cards printed with letters or words. Students | | | | matching square, and this math problem could be a |
| might be required to check off squares from their card | | | | simple addition, subtraction, multiplication or division sum, |
| when the match a word read out by the teacher | | | | a problem involving fractions or decimals ("find the |
| ("sight word bingo"), or contain the letter that the | | | | square containing one and a quarter" is called out by |
| teacher's word begins with ("phonemic awareness | | | | teacher, and students must match this to a square |
| bingo"). | | | | containing "1.25", etc.), etc. |
| * In English classes, bingo cards with words are again | | | | * Bingo can also be used in history, geography and |
| used. In this case students might be required to find the | | | | science classes. In these cases, the bingo cards are |
| matching word for the teacher's definition ("vocabulary | | | | printed with items appropriate for the subject, and the |
| bingo"), or when they contain a particular part of | | | | students must match them to clues given by the |
| speech beginning with a letter chosen by the teacher | | | | teacher (for example: "this is a country in Western |
| ("a verb beginning with S", etc., - "parts of speech | | | | Europe, it has coasts on the Atlantic Ocean and |
| bingo"). | | | | Mediterranean Sea, and its capital is Madrid"). |