Mother’s Day Bingo Cards (free printable, 30 cards)
Thirty-six Mother’s Day words on unique printable cards, from flowers, cards and breakfast in bed to hugs and thank you, for mothers, grandmothers and the special grown-ups who care for children.
36 items · a 5 × 5 card with a free space needs 24 or more. More items make the cards differ.For review bingo, type answer | clue (“56 | 7 × 8”): the card shows the answer, the caller reads the clue. Two columns pasted from a spreadsheet work too. Start a line with an emoji (“🐶 dog”) for a picture square.
Showing 4 of 31 pages. (Print always prints every page.)
To save a PDF, choose Print, then “Save as PDF” as the printer. Only the sheets print.
30 different cards. No two are the same. The card number and set number on every card let the caller check a winner (press C while calling).
About this set
Mother’s Day in the United States is the second Sunday in May. Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother’s Day service in 1908, and it became a national holiday in 1914. In a classroom it is also a day to be careful: some children live with a grandmother, an aunt or a foster parent, and some have lost a parent. This list names mother, mom, grandma, aunt, stepmother and caregiver together so each child finds someone, then adds the things children make and give (card, poem, handprint, necklace, cupcakes, breakfast in bed, flowers, carnation) and the feelings (love, thank you, smile, surprise). Invite students to think of whichever special grown-up they choose.
Grades: Pre-K to 5th grade. Best in: May.
The words on the cards
Mom · Mother · Grandma · Aunt · Stepmother · Caregiver · Love · Hug · Kiss · Thank you · Flowers · Roses · Carnation · Card · Poem · Gift · Breakfast in bed · Brunch · Cookies · Cupcakes · Garden · Handprint · Necklace · Picture frame · Apron · Surprise · Special day · Second Sunday · May · Anna Jarvis · Smile · Helper · Tea party · Park walk · Craft · Kind words
How to play, and five ideas
Choose your person: before playing, tell students that “Mom” can mean any grown-up who cares for them, and let them choose who the day is for.
Card making: when “card” or “poem” is called, students write one line for their special grown-up on a card that they will finish after the game.
Thank-you words: when “thank you” is called, students finish the sentence “Thank you for ___” aloud, with a partner.
Flower facts: when “carnation” or “roses” is called, show a picture and name one other flower that blooms in May.
Gift craft: make the winner’s squares into a bookmark or card insert that students can give, so the game becomes the gift.
The cards include grandma, aunt, stepmother and caregiver, and the ideas above invite students to choose any special grown-up. Some teachers rename the day “Special Grown-up Day” for the activity. Delete any word that does not fit your class.
Who started Mother’s Day?
Anna Jarvis, a woman from West Virginia, organized the first Mother’s Day services in 1908. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday on the second Sunday in May.
Can I change the words?
Yes. The 36 words are in the box above the cards. Delete, add or edit any line and the cards are rebuilt at once. Nothing is saved on our servers.
How do I call the game?
Press “Call the game”. Each press of the space bar tumbles the ball cage and pops out the next item in very large type, with the list of items already called beside it. Press C and type a card number to check a winner, P to change the win pattern, V to have each call read aloud, and F to fill the projector.
How do I save the cards as a PDF?
Press Print and choose “Save as PDF” as the printer. Each page can also be saved as a PNG picture from under its preview.
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