Young scholars build a strong understanding of medial sounds, vowels, and letter sound correspondence while playing Bingo. Taking turns, peers choose a card and say its name and medial sound; all players look for the vowel on their card. The first participant to call "Bingo!" wins.

Concepts

vowel sounds, letter-sound correspondence, phonemes, phonemic awareness, phonics, middle sounds, graphemes, the alphabet

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Additional Tags

letter recognition, letter sounds, medial sounds, phonemes, phonics, vowel sounds, graphemes, letter sound correspondence, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Play the game in an ELA center rotation with a small group
• Send home a packet filled with game supplies for families to play together, then return at the end of the week 

Classroom Considerations

• Preparation includes making copies and preparing cards; lamination is optional but recommended
• Pupils should be familiar with the game of Bingo

Pros

• Includes Bingo cards and picture cards
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.K.2.d RF.1.2.c