Bingo
Overview
Purpose
To enable students to recognise numbers in Spanish.
Learning outcome
Students communicate using numbers (Spanish in the New Zealand Curriculum Level 1.3).
Skill used
- Listening
Type
Group and/or class activity
Related units in ¡Sí! kit
- Unidad 3 ¿Qué tal?
- Unidad 4 ¿Cómo te llamas?
- Unidad 10 ¿Qué hora es?
- Unidad 15 ¿Cómo es tu casa?
Instructions
For this version of bingo, numbers between 1–30 are called in Spanish. The objective is to be first to complete a row, column, or full card of called numbers.
Materials
Have students make a bingo card (grid) each, which contains 10 squares. They then fill the squares with any numerals from 1–30, with no double-ups allowed.
Steps
- Decide and tell the class what their objective is for this particular game – a row, column, or full card of numbers.
- Call out a randomly selected number in Spanish.
- Students search for that number on their bingo card. If they have the number, they cross it off.
- Repeat process until the winning student achieves the pre-arranged row, column, or full card.
Tips
- For all of the numbers 1–30 in Spanish, see pages 109, 123 and 276 in the ¡Sí! folder.
- As the students become accustomed to the game, try calling out more numbers per minute. The faster you call out the bingo numbers, the faster the students have to think in Spanish.
- To prevent the need to make new bingo cards for each game, collect and laminate the cards made by the students to form a class set. Provide water-based pens or counters (such as buttons) for students to mark/cover the numbers.
- For calling further games, make/obtain counters numbered 1–30 and randomly choose them from a jar.
Variations
- For a faster, easier version of bingo, ask students to write down four or five numerals or Spanish words from a larger selection. They then cross out each word or number as it is called. The winner is the first to run out of numerals/words.
- Replace numbers with letters of the alphabet or other vocabulary as it is taught.
Further learning
- Students take turns calling the numbers in Spanish for the rest of the class or within groups.
- A warm up activity where students get the chance to lead the game by calling out the numbers.
- Teach students how to call out linea (line) in Spanish.
Language to use
- ¡Vamos a jugar al bingo!
We are going to play bingo! - Jugamos con los números del uno hasta la treinta.
We are playing from 1 to 30. - Por favor, escribe diez números.
Write down 10 numbers please. - ¿Estamos listos?
Are you ready? - Línea
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