| Learning and increasing vocabulary is an important | | | | bingo card, and if they find it, cover that square |
| part of education and K-12 education in particular. | | | | with a counter. |
| Children tend to learn many words from hearing | | | | 3. The process of teacher reading out definitions, |
| them spoken around them, and learn further | | | | and the students trying to find matches continues |
| words from general reading, but manyteachers | | | | until one student achieves a winning pattern (for |
| also believe it helps for children to be specifically | | | | example a line of five countered covered squares |
| taught to learn useful words and their | | | | - although the definition of a winning pattern can |
| definitions. One idea that can help make this a | | | | be varied) and calls out "Bingo!" |
| fun and exciting idea for students is introducing | | | | Vocabulary bingo is not only a lot of fun, but really |
| vocabulary games, and one game in particular that | | | | can help students learn new words. What's more, |
| can be played for this purpose is vocabulary bingo. | | | | the same idea can be adapted to other |
| The way that vocabulary bingo is played is: | | | | educational purposes, for example, teaching parts |
| 1. Each student is given a bingo card (also known | | | | of speech (example bingo call: "a verb beginning |
| as "bingo board" or "bingo worksheet") containing | | | | with P"), math or even foreign language words. All |
| a grid of squares. Each square in the grid is printed | | | | that is needed is a set of bingo cards containing |
| with a different word. | | | | the particular items that the teacher chooses for |
| 2. The teacher, playing the part of bingo caller, | | | | the particular lesson - and these can very easily |
| reads out the definition for a word. The students | | | | be printed using a PC and some bingo card maker |
| then attempt to find the matching square on their | | | | software. |