Back to School Bingo

Boost vocabulary with our Back to School bingo game

Help children settle into their new class and boost vocabulary with our Back to School bingo game.

This fun activity is perfect for your children to learn Back to School-themed words. The vocabulary is centred around traditional classroom-based words. Such as 'ruler,' 'glue' and 'paper.'

You can hand out various bingo cards to children, each with random classroom images attached to it. Then just call out the words as children tick them off. The resource is perfect for reinforcing new vocabulary as it can be repeated many times. 

Choose how you want to play. This Back to School Bingo set contains cards for bingo and lotto. You can play with cards that show labelled pictures or just the words on their own. There are also blank cards, should you want to add your own custom cards to the game. 

To get started, just download and print the Back to School bingo then store in your teaching arsenal.

Words included in this Back to School Bingo game: 

• scissors;
• glue;
• paper;
• books;
• school;
• classroom;
• pencils;
• bag;
• computer;
• lunchbox;
• paint;
• ruler;
• sandpit;
• rubber;
• teacher;
• children;
• playground;
• whiteboard. 

More resources like this Back to School Bingo game

If your class found this Back to School bingo helpful then have a look at more of our teaching suggestions, too. Here are three ideas you can use during the first week of a new term:

• This teaching pack is perfect for returning Year 4 students.
• While this resource collection is suited to Year 5 children.
• And these activities are designed to help first years settle in.

Looking for something to help children get to know each other better? This Human Bingo game challenges them to find a person within the class for each statement on the paper. They'll have to get people to put their names in the boxes and, once all their boxes are full, shout 'BINGO' or 'FULL HOUSE' - it's a great, fun way to get children talking. Perfect for new primary school classes at the beginning of the school year. 

Looking for a quick way to settle children in your classroom? These Back to School Colouring In Pages can be a great mindfulness activity. 

Benefits of bingo in the classroom

There are many benefits to playing bingo in the classroom. Let's have a look at some of them now:

• Boosts number recognition and counting.
• Develops important social interaction skills.
• Build the brain's capacity to memorise new words or concepts.
• Helps to develop new vocabulary on a specific topic.

Keep boosting your children's cognitive development with our back to School bingo games.

Other quick ideas for back to school activities: 

Reflective writing assignments are a great way to get children back in the learning groove. What did the children in your class enjoy most over the summer? What are they looking forward to in the year head? Get them to write their thoughts down and then share with the rest of the class.