Practice that feels like a game
Bingo makes children read every word on their card again and again while they listen for the next one. It works for a whole class, a small group or a family game night.More word games
Try the word search maker, the crossword maker and sight word worksheets.Irish curriculum links
- ReadingStage 1 and 2 outcomes on vocabulary and word recognition: children learn to know familiar words on sight, which bingo asks for again and again.
- Oral languageListening and attention are part of the oral language outcomes; children must listen for each word the caller says.
- MathsNumber bingo practises recognising numerals, part of Numeration and counting in the Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023).
Bingo is not named in any Irish curriculum document, but it suits the playful learning that both the language and maths curricula ask for in the infant classes. The ready-made sight word lists are American-style lists; many Irish classes use the high-frequency words from their own reading scheme instead, and you can paste those into the custom list.
It works for Gaeilge too. Type the Irish words from this week’s lesson, such as colours, weather or days of the week, and children practise listening for them.
Summarised in our own words from the Primary Language Curriculum (2019) and the Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023).
