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Bingo is for building vocabulary. Instead making the cards, have the students fill in the blank cards. They can draw or writing. Writing helps with reading while drawing pictures can help students recognize sounds and build vocabulary. It also works really well to let students take turns calling the words (as apposed to the teacher.) This sandwiches speaking, matching, listening and memory into one reinforcement activity. You can use these with the Super Bingo I posted here and here or you own bingo vocabulary.
The game reviews vocabulary most students will know, introduces some new vocabulary and helps the students remember to the letter S at the end of plurals. Spelling games also assist with letter recognition which is important with ESL and TEFL students who do not use the roman alphabet in their own language.
The game is played in two parts. The first part is the spelling. Teams take turns choosing a picture and then spelling it. If they cannot spell the picture, another team can try. When the word is spelled correctly, click on the picture and points will appears. A switch will also appear. This allows teams to change points. It serves the dual purpose of making the game more interesting and preventing one team from racing ahead in points. If the students don't know the vocabulary, the teacher can say the word and let the students try to spell it. If no one gets the correct spelling, show the answer and practice spelling with the class. When the spelling game is finished have students write and/or draw the pictures on a blank bingo card. Bingo is in fact a reinforcement activity. Students should take turns calling the vocabulary words. When bingo is over, play the games again. During this round, each team member must take turns spelling with no help from their team. Don't let the high level students choose an easy word. Don't worry that the students know the points associated with the word. This will motivate them to spell better. Play bingo again. I recommend playing this game 3 to 5 times. Repetition is important and knowing the answers will help students feel confident in English. |
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