Scratch off Bingo

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How to make the cards:

• lObtain spelling words (25 words) for the week from the teacher, in this case I use school themed words.

• lPut the words into an excel document, print, and cut them out to be put into a ball for drawing out when words are called.  

• lIn excel create a bingo card template creating a 16 space grid or 4x4 space square.   

• Make several cards scrambling the pre-determined words and remembering to use a free space for practice scratching when giving instructions. 

• lCover the card with clear contact paper or laminate the card if a laminating machine is available.  Covering the card with clear packing tape works also. 

  

Recipe for scratch off:

• lOne part liquid dish soap to one part metallic acrylic paint. 

• lBrush on a light coat with a small brush so that the words and lines are still visible.

• lWipe the edges clean with a paper towel.

• lLet dry over night. 

 

How to play the game:   

Have the children sit at desks pushed together or a table.  Give each child a bingo card and a penny for scratching.  Draw a name to see who goes first and have that child retrieve a word from the bingo ball.  Have the children pass the word around in a clock wise motion so that each child has a chance to see and match the word to their bingo card.  If a child has a match that child then scratches off that space exposing the word while staying with in the boundaries of the square.  Have the child place the word on the table or desk for all to see.  Pass the ball to the next child and continue clock wise until some one calls out a bingo or has scratched off 4 spaces in a row (horizontal, vertical or diagonal.).  The child who has bingo must then pull out each word from the pile on the desk that was in their bingo line.  If all words are there that child has bingo and gets a sticker or congratulated.  

 

lTime:20 minutes 

 

lSpace requirements: Desks or table, and chairs. 

 

lWorking towards:  Visual memory, visual perception: figure-ground and spatial relations, hand-eye coordination, reinforcement of reading and spelling concepts, and it provides the proprioceptive input (through resistance and vibration) that is needed for body awareness and motor control. 

 

lPrecautions:  Possible risk of choking if a child puts the penny into their mouth.  Children may not be able to read some of the words drawn.  The use of spelling words increases the chance that the child will be able to read the words.