#2220. Bingo! I know!

Reading/Writing, level: Elementary
Posted Fri Apr 20 21:45:06 PDT 2001 by Angie Reninger (S1270927@cedarville.edu).
Cedarville Universtiy Student, Cedarville, Ohio USA
Materials Required: Bingo Boards, Bingo Markers/Chips Word Cards
Activity Time: 20 minutes
Concepts Taught: Dolch Words

Bingo! I know!!

Grade Level: First Grade Approximate Time: 20 minutes

Objectives:
· Practice identifying ten Dolch words and classmates names by marking each word when called by teacher.
· Review the spellings of ten Dolch words and names of classmates by writing the words in the boxes of the Bingo boards.
· Practice writing skills by writing in the boxes.
· Practice listening skills by being attentive when teacher reads words.
· Practice oral reading by saying the words that were used at the end of a round of Bingo.

Materials Needed:
· Bingo Board Worksheets ·Pencils Pennies or Marker Chips ·Word Cards
·Large Hat (for extension activity) ·Books ·Paper

Prerequisite learning: Introduce the ten Dolch words that will be used. Review the spelling of the names of the students in the class.

THE LESSON:
Step 1: Students write the ten Dolch words in ten of the boxes on their Bingo board worksheets. The fill the remaining boxes with names of students in the class.
Step 2: The teacher writes the words and names on the word cards and puts the cards in the hat.
Step 3: The teacher pulls one card at a time and reads the word to the class. The students identify the word on their boards by marking the space with a penny or chip.
Step 4: The first student to have five marked words in a row yells Bingo. That student then reads the five words he or she marked.
Step 5: The teacher then holds up the word cards that he or she drew one at a time. The entire class then reviews the used words by reading them aloud as they are held up.
*The game is repeated until all of the words have been used, or as time permits.

Extension Activity:
With a partner, find sentences in classroom books that use the sight words. One student should read the sentence. The other should write the sentence. Take turns writing and reading.

Evaluation:
· Students will have correctly written all of the words on their Bingo boards.
· Students will be able to correctly read nine of the ten Dolch words when given a flash card test by the teacher.