TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Mathematical Bingo
Activity Type Introduction
Vocabulary Game: sums, In this numbers game, students play bingo by completing sums
matching and matching the answers to numbers on a bingo card. This game
helps students practice numbers 0 to 50.
Focus Procedure
Numbers 0 to 50
Begin the activity by writing some basic add and subtract sums
Add and subtract sums on the board using the numbers 1 to 50 (the sums should total
no more than 50). Ask various students to read out the sums to
practice the language and then elicit the answer for each sum.
Aim
Explain that the students are going to play bingo to practice
To play bingo by numbers 0 to 50. However, instead of just listening for numbers,
completing sums and students have to work out the numbers from sums.
matching the answers to
numbers on a bingo card. Draw the following bingo card on the board:
Preparation BINGO
14 3 27
Make one copy of the
bingo cards for every 35 42 46
12 students per round 49 12 9
you wish to play and
cut the cards out as Give the students a sum that totals one of the numbers on the
indicated. You will also bingo card, e.g. eighteen minus four. Invite a student to come
need one copy of the and cross out the answer on the board. Repeat the process with
caller's sheet. the other numbers on the bingo card, inviting a different student
to cross out the answer each time. The student that crosses out
Alternatively, make one the last number shouts Bingo!
copy of the bingo cards
and caller's sheet for Next, give each student a bingo card. You may wish to read the
each group of four. sums out yourself or have a student read them out. You or a
student then reads out a sum at random from the caller's sheet
and puts a tick next to the sum to show it has been read out.
Level
Elementary (A1-A2) Students then do the sum. If a student has the answer on their
bingo card, they cross the number off. When a student has crossed
off all nine numbers, they shout Bingo!
Time
The student then reads out the numbers they crossed off. If they
25 minutes
match with the numbers that were ticked on the caller's sheet,
the student wins the round.
Students play several rounds using a different bingo card each
time.
If you have a large class or want to give students more practice
with the numbers, have the students play the game in groups of
four with students taking it in turns to be the bingo caller.
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NUMBERS
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Mathematical Bingo
BINGO BINGO BINGO
36 48 12 25 2 46 22 38 3
1 24 23 32 24 11 14 35 50
31 12 47 49 37 13 10 26 5
BINGO BINGO BINGO
9 27 37 16 5 40 17 29 6
4 15 44 33 28 2 34 41 39
30 21 39 8 20 38 7 19 48
BINGO BINGO BINGO
42 30 7 41 8 28 18 27 3
18 29 49 5 31 43 40 6 32
4 16 0 19 17 1 0 44 20
BINGO BINGO BINGO
21 45 3 10 14 2 47 35 1
9 36 15 6 22 44 11 45 4
43 33 50 46 25 34 13 26 23
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NUMBERS
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Mathematical Bingo
Caller's sheet
Sum Answer
Sum Answer
9-9 =0 6 + 20 = 26
49 - 48 =1 23 + 4 = 27
7-5 =2 34 - 6 = 28
44 - 41 =3 8 + 21 = 29
41 - 37 =4 49 - 19 = 30
21 - 16 =5 16 + 15 = 31
32 - 26 =6 27 + 5 = 32
4+3 =7 39 - 6 = 33
19 - 11 =8 11 + 23 = 34
29 - 20 =9 40 - 5 = 35
12 - 2 = 10 5 + 31 = 36
19 - 8 = 11 1 + 36 = 37
49 - 37 = 12 46 - 8 = 38
49 - 36 = 13 17 + 22 = 39
28 - 14 = 14 34 + 6 = 40
17 - 2 = 15 7 + 34 = 41
48 - 32 = 16 15 + 27 = 42
11 + 6 = 17 14 + 29 = 43
4 + 14 = 18 20 + 24 = 44
35 - 16 = 19 7 + 38 = 45
43 - 23 = 20 31 + 15 = 46
29 - 8 = 21 21 + 26 = 47
46 - 24 = 22 2 + 46 = 48
11 + 12 = 23 11 + 38 = 49
39 - 15 = 24 39 + 11 = 50
11 + 14 = 25
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