When someone has 5 squares in a row, make them do something with the 5 squares (e.g.

Make students play in teams of 2 so they can help each other find the words more quickly.

Don’t call out the words or pictures in the squares, but give hints that lead to what’s in the square.

Replace the words on the card with pictures - or use both!.

You can make lots of small variations on the game to make the game more accessible to your audience:

The first student to have five words highlighted in a row yells ‘Bingo’, and wins.

Each time the teacher calls out a word, the student searches for the right square on his card and marks it. Everybody gets the the same words, but in a different order. When starting the bingo activity - or widget, it is possible to show an instruction first. And best of all, Bookwidgets offers you a bingo generator, you can create your own, customized Bingo cards in only a few minutes using the Bingo widget. Everyone can play the game together, regardless of level. “ Bingo!” Who doesn’t like the thrill of finding the last item on your list, jumping out of your chair, and shouting you won? Bingo is an incredibly fun game to play in group, is very easy to play, and can help rehearse anything from language vocabulary to math and historical facts.

Bingo for the classroom