One of my all-time favorite learning games is BINGO. It’s simple
enough for the preschool crowd and entertaining enough for
children in elementary school. Even adults enjoy it! Traditional
BINGO games have a lot of educational value simply built into
the recognition of numbers, number sequence (which letter
contains which range of numbers) and similar skills. You can
even modify the game to get more math mileage by calling out
math problems like O 96-38. But wait! There’s MORE! You can
create a modified form of BINGO that is great for identifying
and matching all sorts of academic information. Just make
yourself a blank board, five squares wide and five squares tall.
I also use 3 x 3 boards for younger students or some of my
developmentally challenged clients. Duplicate a bunch of copies
of your blank BINGO boards because you’re going to think of a
ton of applications for them. For the youngest kids, try
coloring the squares and calling out color names to find and
cover with a sticker. You can also put in let