Thirty-four winter words on cards that are all different: snow, sleds, mittens and the animals that sleep through the cold. Print up to 36 cards or call the game on the board.
34 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.
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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
This set is about the season itself, not one holiday, so it works in any school, in any month from December to February. The words move from the things children wear and do in the cold (mittens, boots, sledding, snow angels) to the science of winter (frost, icicles, hibernation, the winter solstice, the thermometer) and the animals and plants you can still see (penguins, polar bears, cardinals, evergreens). That mix gives a kindergarten class pictures to match and gives a third grade class real vocabulary to read aloud and define. Use the whole list for 5 × 5 cards, or drop to 3 × 3 and call only the animals.
Grades: Pre-K to 4th grade. Best in: December, January, February.
Weather watch: before calling a word, ask the class what they know about it (“Which animals hibernate?”). The word is called only after someone answers.
Science link: call only the winter science words (frost, icicle, blizzard, solstice, thermometer, hibernate) and have students explain each one before they cover it.
Indoor recess: pairs play with a stack of cards and dry beans for markers, and trade cards when someone gets a bingo.
Writing prompt: when a student wins, they write one sentence using the word that finished their line.
Kindergarten version: make 3 × 3 cards from the 9 easiest words (snowman, sled, hat, boots, ice, snowball, mittens, scarf, coat) and show a picture as you call each.
No. It is a winter-season set with no holidays in it, so it suits schools that do not celebrate holidays in class. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year each have their own sets.
Which words are best for the youngest students?
Snowman, sled, mittens, scarf, hat, boots, snowball and ice have the simplest spellings and are easiest to picture. Make 3 × 3 cards from those.
Can I change the words?
Yes. The 34 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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