Bingo is one of my favorite activities for K-3 Spanish learners. Not only is it a fun game for the students, but it is also a great assessment tool for me. When played in a small group, it is easy to see who is quickly able to locate the "cuadrado rojo," and who is looking blankly at their card or peeking at someone else's card to find the answer. I can prompt a struggling student with "Which shapes on your card are rojo?" followed by "Which one of the rojo shapes do you think might be the cuadrado?" When we are first learning the words, I will lay out "cheat sheets" that have the vocabulary words along with their pictures. Even the kindergartners who haven't quite learned to read are able to use these cheat sheets by matching the letters to the words they are looking for.
I don't give out prizes for the winner of each game, but the students seem content just to know that they "won." Whoever gets "cuatro in a row" (or tres, or cinco in a row, depending on the particular bingo game) wins, and then everyone clears their cards, chooses a new card if desired, and we begin again. Often there will be 2 or 3 students who get bingo at the same time, which makes it that much more fun for more students.
This morning I added the first of what will probably be many bingo games to my TpT store. You can find Bingo de Formas here. It includes 8 bingo cards, cheat sheets for colors and shapes, and a page of instructions/tips. Enjoy!
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