Bingo (Spelling)

Students play bingo using words that follow particular spelling patterns, crossing off words as the teacher calls them out.

Procedure

1. The class brainstorms at least 20 words, some following one spelling pattern (e.g. "a-e") and some following another (e.g. "ay"). Write all suggestions on the board.
2. Students draw a 4x4 bingo grid in their notebooks and choose words from the board to fill their cards.
3. Call out the words in random order. Students cross off any word they hear that is on their card.
4. Decide the winning method: first to complete one row, one column, one diagonal, or the whole card. The winner calls "Bingo!" and reads out their winning words.

Tips

• Adaptable to any vocabulary set, not just spelling patterns
• Have students take turns calling out words (that are NOT on their own card) to increase participation
• For two winners: first to cross off all items AND last remaining — keeps the challenge going
• With monolingual classes, call out L1 equivalents instead of the English words for added challenge