Presidents’ Day Bingo Cards (free printable, 30 cards)
Thirty-six words about the presidency, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and how American government works, on unique printable cards for Presidents’ Day.
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
Presidents’ Day is the third Monday of February, and the federal holiday is officially called Washington’s Birthday, with Lincoln’s birthday on February 12 often taught alongside it. The list covers the two presidents classes learn about first (Washington, Lincoln, Mount Rushmore, the Gettysburg Address, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument), the places (the White House, the Oval Office, the Capitol, Washington, D.C.) and the civics words a young class can start to use: election, vote, ballot, campaign, inauguration, cabinet, Congress, Constitution and democracy. It names no living or recent president, so the cards stay about the office and the history.
Grades: 1st to 6th grade. Best in: February.
The words on the cards
President · Vice President · George Washington · Abraham Lincoln · White House · Oval Office · Capitol · Washington, D.C. · Constitution · Election · Vote · Ballot · Campaign · Inauguration · Cabinet · Congress · Supreme Court · Eagle · Flag · Mount Rushmore · Liberty · Declaration of Independence · Lincoln Memorial · Washington Monument · Commander in chief · Democracy · Leader · Four-year term · Gettysburg Address · Presidential seal · Air Force One · Thomas Jefferson · Theodore Roosevelt · Top hat · Penny · Third Monday in February
How to play, and five ideas
Civics warm-up: call a definition (“the people who vote for a leader”) and have students cover the matching word.
Compare two presidents: when Washington or Lincoln is called, students tell a partner one fact they know about him.
Class election: use the “vote” and “ballot” squares to start a real class vote, such as choosing the next read-aloud.
Map it: find Washington, D.C. and the landmarks on a map when each place is called.
Coin check: pass around a penny and a quarter, and ask which president is on each.
That is the federal holiday’s official name, set by law. Many states and schools call the day Presidents’ Day and honor Lincoln and others too.
Does it include current presidents?
No. The cards name only historic presidents and the offices and places of government, so they will not go out of date.
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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