Print Bingo Cards

Bingo is a great way to engage both kids and adults about books and reading.   Check out this neat bingo card idea created by the Salem-South Lyon District Library.   Cards are distributed at the beginning of a “game,” which may last for a summer, or for several months.  Each player attempts to read a book and complete the necessary tasks in order to create bingo.  For example, to win bingo with this card, you’d have to do the following things:

• read a historical fiction book
• check out a music cd
• read a book of classic fiction
• read a health book
• try an audio book

Everyone who participates receives a free book.

Book Bingo Game Sheet.

We wanted to share this free, printable bingo game with a Thanksgiving theme at TeacherVision.com.  It is geared toward students in grades K-2 and uses a combination of words and pictures.   This bingo game is designed to help teach kids Thanksgiving-related vocabulary, and the history of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Harvest Bingo: Printable Thanksgiving Activity (Grades K-2) – TeacherVision.com.

Here are some fun, free bingo games that are particularly great for younger kids.  If you’re having a classroom party, playtime or family game night, simple print the downloadable calling cards and bingo cards out on card stock paper.  Instructions are also included.  Use pennies or candy to mark the squares.

Games include Jungle Animal Bingo, Farm Animal Bingo, Princess Bingo and Luau Bingo.  Enjoy!

Printable Bingo Cards | Classroom Jr.

Scary fun!  Check out this free Halloween bingo game for up to 24 players and 1 bingo caller.  Simply download and print cards onto card stock paper.  Have kids mark bingo squares with candy corn.  Great for classrooms or parties.

(You’ll find lots of other Halloween goodies here as well).

Printable Halloween Bingo Game for Party or Classroom.

It’s not feasible for most of us to attend a live bingo game every day.  You may not even have time for a few rounds of online bingo.  But there’s always a few extra minutes to play bingo on your smartphone. Bingo Hideout gives an overview of some of the best bingo games on itunes, many of which are free or very inexpensive.

“There are lots of other app’s at the Apple iTunes store some are free bingo games and others have a small charge, but all will allow the bingo game to be played in some pretty obscure places from Grocery Bingo, to WTF Bingo which will allow the iPhone or iPod app to generate bingo cards for specific locations such as the airport or sports match. There is also an app called CS bingo which is based on a game of bingo which is popular in a bar in the States.  This particular bingo game in its pure form requires a chicken and a numbered grid on the floor, the chicken is released and will poop on the numbers and by doing what comes naturally on the grid replaces the more traditional bingo caller. “

Online bingo fans can play BS Bingo at boring meetings | Bingo Hideout.