Letter Bingo
Learning Goals: Literacy, Letter Names, Letter Sounds
- Play bingo in small groups or as a whole class.
- Give each student a bingo card and a handful of counters.
- When the caller (either you or a student) calls out a letter name, instruct the students to place a counter on that letter, if it is on their card.
- This game can also be played with the caller saying the letter sound(s) and having the players identify the letter that makes that sound and then placing a counter on it.
- Depending on time, the goal of the game can be to fill a row or the whole card.
- Counters and bingo cards
- Free supporting PDF, found here
- The educator directed the game by providing instructions, monitoring progress, and providing support when needed.
- This game had explicit rules to be followed, that were determined by the educator. The children had little influence the creation, process, or outcome of the game.
