
Finally, right-click again and select Align Vertically > Middle. Select all the bingo chips, and then right-click and select Align Horizontally > Center. Move the bingo chip circle onto the gray space off the slide, then copy/paste it as many times as you think students will need chips. Copy/paste the bingo “chips” and layer them. Make the circle the right size to fill a box on the Bingo Board. Give it the Fill Color of red (or whatever bold color you like) and a transparent border. Then, insert a text box into the rectangle and type “Bingo Chips”.Īfter that, insert a circle onto the board. Make the border black and the center either white or transparent. Insert a rectangle into the corner where you want to keep the Bingo Chips. Size them so they’re smaller than 1″ tall or wide (so they fit onto the bingo board square), and arrange them neatly. Give your students all the clipart options.Ĭopy and paste all the clipart onto the right side of the board. This isn’t completely necessary, but it gives you more space to work with, which is definitely helpful.Ĩ. Open up Google Drive and click New in the upper left corner, and choose Google Slides. Just like the in-person version, you need a topic with at least 24 vocabulary words + clipart for each image.
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How to Make Bingo Boards in Google Slides 1. Maybe you’re teaching virtually from your living room. Maybe you have everyone in front of you in your classroom, and everyone has an iPad or Chromebook. Okay, let’s talk about how to play bingo virtually.

It’s easiest if this is in checklist format, so you can check words off as you go through each game. You need a list of vocab words that you included on the bingo sheets so 1) you aren’t calling vocab that no one has and 2) you don’t call vocab more than once in the same game. Instead of scrolling through your Instagram feed.īut you’ll have as many different bingo sheets as you want! 😁 It’s a task for something to do while you watch The Crown.

How to Make Bingo Boards in Powerpoint 1.

I personally don’t like to waste class time letting students cut because they take 19 times longer than I’d like, but you do you. You can either make the bingo boards in advance in powerpoint (and make sure they’re all different!), or you can print out a sheet of clipart for each student and have them cut the clipart out and arrange it on their bingo board in class. Ideally, students should be familiar with it in advance so they know exactly what each item is. Make sure you have clipart for each vocab word. Choose a topic with at least 24 vocabulary words.įood, clothing, school supplies & subjects, present tense verbs… all viable options.Ģ. If your classroom is in-person and paper is an option, then bingo is a fun review game! Here’s how you can set it up: 1. If you want even more review game ideas, check out Elisabeth’s post. 📝💻 You can play bingo on paper or digitally to review vocab with your students – check out my directions below for both options.

It can also be a fun review game for Spanish vocabulary! This post explains step-by-step how to make digital and paper Bingo games for your classes.Īll you need is a topic with at least 24 vocabulary words, clipart for those words, and you’re good to go!
