Class bingo board how to#
Class bingo board free#

You can find interesting prompts to use in the squares by going online and searching “ writing prompts” (or “ poetry prompts” or “ journal prompts”, etc.) and write prompts you think that your group would find interesting. If you’re involved in a writing group of some sort on Facebook or another social media site, copy one of the boards. You may get a story about a monster…a poem about space…let creativity reign! The players can write whatever they wish, in whatever form they want.

Class bingo board free#

Going down the middle, across the middle, or diagonally, the free space allows for a little bit more creativity. Squares 1 through 10 will have prompts, and squares 12 through 25 will have prompts. For this version, you can hang the sheet in a central location in the classroom and the students can check out “their” prompt before or after class that week. Whatever number is drawn is the square they use.

For the 2×2 grid, you need 4 slips of paper….for the 3×3 grid, 9 slips, etc. Simply write the number of squares on slips of paper and fold them up. The bingo boards have been numbered for ease of use for this version. Copy the board you want to use, then fill it in with random prompts. This version of play works with all boards except the 4-Square Fill In board. Again, get out a timer for school settings and grade the writings based on spelling, grammar, and punctuation. With these boards, younger children can do two prompts (but they must be across from each other) while middle schoolers through adults can play “down” and have 3, 4, or 5 writings per board. Played much like above, only that the squares are laid out differently. Score based on spelling, grammar, and proper punctuation. Also, in a classroom setting, the writing does not necessarily have to be a complete story or chapter (poems, letters, and other “short” prompts must be though). The 4-Square version is great for grade schoolers, progressively moving up to the 25-Square version for high school students or adults.

These can easily be played individually (each person or student writing 2, 3, 4, or 5 stories each), or divided into groups of 2 to 5 students/friends who each write a specific prompt to complete a line. 2 across, down or diagonally for the 4-Square version….3 across, down, or diagonally for the 9-Square version and so on. That is, two written pieces, connected to each other. Students (or you and your friends) have that much time to complete a “line”.

Set a timer for 10 to 45 minutes per square. Let players have time to read through all of the prompts. Simply put, these boards use 2×2, 3×3, 4×4, or 5×5 squares in a grid. Ways to Play Writing Prompt Bingo 4-Square, 9-Square, 16-Square, and 25-Square:

Self-Adhesive Laminating Sheets (optional).

Timer (optional for solo play, but may be needed in a classroom setting).

Please feel free to invent your own rules and/or ways to use them.

Class bingo board how to#

The basics of how to play “Writing Prompt Bingo” are outlined below, but there are many other ways to use the bingo boards. These writing prompt bingo games for kids are great for use in a classroom setting, but they can easily be used for small groups of friends, individual, and online play as well.