Introduction
Process
Resources
YouTube Videos
"On the Job" examples where the strategy is used

A Cooperative Learning Strategy

Introduction

Bingo as an Educational Game

Decide what will be on the students' cards. Names, dates, events, book titles, vocabulary, elements from the Periodic Table, whatever. Just so long as you have at least 24. For the rest of the instructions here, I’ll just the word terms.
 
Print out blank bingo cards and have students create their own by filling in the terms. I call them out one at a time and tell students to write it randomly on their cards.
  
Have index cards with the definitions already created and folded up, ready for students to pick. For example, if the term is “simile,” the index card will say “comparison using like or as.” When the card is picked students must know that’s a simile and then they mark their cards.

Process

• Give every student a bingo card.
• Call out the definition, word, phrase or question OR JOB
• Students must then identify the word or picture on their bingo card and cover the space
• If a student has all words or pictures covered diagonally, across a row or vertically in a column, they should call BINGO.
• If a student claims they have BINGO and they are incorrect, they are disqualified from that round.

Modification Suggestions:

• Bingo cards can be used for just about any content area to reinforce definitions, new vocabulary, math problems, even long thought out questions.
• Update words and pictures for appropriate topics.
• Add sound effects.[Online bingo]
• Develop one slide with words or pictures then copy the slide and move the words and pictures to other squares.
• Print the bingo cards on a colour printer.
• Laminate the bingo cards for use in additional classes.
• To play bingo in a computer lab, develop multiple bingo cards and put them in a shared folder, then, have each student select a random bingo card to play.

Resources

Look at the following resources to make the process clearer or look at the videos:

Teaching Tools - Vocabulary Bingo Local Copy

The "Creating a Teaching Bingo" Bingo - PDF From Adventures in Oceanography & Teaching Larger Copy

YouTube/a>: How to Create a Class Set of Bingo Games in 20 Minutes: Best Tips & Tricks (6mins 43)
https://youtu.be/jNPRnpQS8mk?si=4_t5iTKlxwpL5Mkk

YouTube: How to Use BINGO in your Classroom
hthttps://youtu.be/Z7jPHkYd4jk?si=sS5XQfkeaJpvTifD

YouTube: How To Play Line Bingo - Fun Classroom Game [ESL]
https://youtu.be/CgshWohFydY?si=sZNtpMGlJIDXiTCp

"a>On the Job" examples where the strategy is used:

Across all of On the Job website Teacher Instructions - Word	40 Names of Jobs to be matched with their Images Primary
Operating Room Technician	Let's Play Bingo 40 Names of Surgical Instruments to be matched with their function. Primary Middle Secondary

Materials sourced from
Indiana Unversity of Pennsylvania
Engaging & Effective Teaching