All About Math Bingo Games

One of my astute readers from South Africa, Lesley, emailed me the other day with a question about the elementary workplans. In them, I mention Bingo Games under “Math”, but I don’t explain what they are. I sometimes forget that the names of materials may differ from training center to training center (or country to country).

So, a quick recap of Math Bingo Games!

Bingo Game A:

Give the children the blank chart with empty spaces, as well as the answer tiles for that chart. Select an equation from the equation box, say it, and find the answer tile. Have them use their fingers to find the correct space on the chart, and put the answer tile down. Keep going until all the spaces are filled.

If the child is unsure of an answer, have them use the control chart to check.

Bingo Game B:

In this game, the child uses only the blank chart and the answer tiles. They need to pick up an answer tile and think of an equation for it (for example, if they pick up “7″ while doing addition, their equation could be “3 + 4″. Then they put the answer tile in the correct space on the chart.

Bingo Game C:

For this game, the child sorts the answer tiles into piles. For instance, all the “11″s would be together, all the “12″s, etc. That way, the child can see how many equations they’ll have to know for each answer. They still think of the equations and put the tiles down like in Bingo Game B.

Posted by Lori Bourne on Thursday, January 11th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
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4 Responses to “All About Math Bingo Games”

  • Tariq said at August 20th, 2010 at 1:00 am :

    These examples of Bingo games are fantastic. I need more assistance regarding these sorts of activities of mathematics. if possible be, please send me worksheet of these sorts.
    Regards,
    Tariq Shaikh

  • Lori Bourne said at August 20th, 2010 at 5:49 am :

    Hi, Tariq! I don’t have any worksheets to send you. You’ll have to consult your albums for more math extension ideas.

    Thanks,
    Lori

  • Staci said at December 13th, 2010 at 4:32 pm :

    Hi Lori,

    You mention the Math Bingo games being called by other names at other training centers/in other albums/in other countries.

    I’m wondering if you or any of your readers might be able to share some of the “other names,” for these game.

    It’s really just curiosity of mine-:)

    TIA,
    Staci

  • Lori Bourne said at December 13th, 2010 at 8:05 pm :

    I don’t think anyone will stop by this older post with that info…and it’s been so long, I don’t remember what Lesley in South Africa called them :)

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