Phonemic Awareness: Kindergarten teachers can use this type of Bingo to help students learn the sounds that correspond to the letters of the alphabet. On the Bingo chart, place single letters in each of the boxes. Then, you call out the letter sounds and the students put a marker on the letter that make each sound. Or, say a short word and ask the kids to identify the beginning sound.
Vocabulary: In the Bingo chart boxes, put the vocabulary words your class is currently studying. You will read out the definitions and the kids have to match them up. Example: You say "to find and bring back" and the students cover up "retrieve."
Parts of Speech: Get creative with using Bingo to help kids remember the parts of speech. For instance, read a sentence and ask the kids to place a marker on the verb in that sentence. Or, ask the kids to look for a verb that begins with a "g." Make sure there are all different types of words that begin with that letter so that they really have to think about it.
Math and Bingo? Yes, they really do go together...
