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Animal bingo

Animal bingo is the first bingo game most children play: everyone knows a dog from a duck long before they can read either word. These cards show 24 animals each around a free space, every animal with its picture and its name. Download 30 different cards, call the animals from the caller sheet or make the sounds instead, and check a winner by card number.

Download 30 cards (PDF) Paper and print options Call it on screen

- keep it for next week and change the words to your own.

30 different numbered cards, two to a page, with a caller sheet on page one and a winner check by card number. Free, no sign-up. The same link prints the same cards next time.

Make your own set

Change the words or the numbers, the size and how many cards, and get a new PDF.

1What goes on the cards?

Add more words than squares - every card gets its own mix.

Pictures for early readers, ESL and speech therapy

Pictures are Fluent Emoji, one friendly style for every card.

Number range

Any range from 0 to 999.

One per student, up to 500. No two cards are the same.

Free, no sign-up. You get a PDF with a caller sheet on page one.

Card 1 - every card is different

Animal Bingo

Butterfly
Lion
Penguin
Snake
Parrot
Chicken
Bat
Horse
Crocodile
Rabbit
Fox
Elephant
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Squirrel
Pig
Owl
Hippo
Duck
Swan
Panda
Shark
Dolphin
Mouse
Wolf
Monkey
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The 48 words on these cards

  • Dog
  • Cat
  • Cow
  • Pig
  • Horse
  • Sheep
  • Goat
  • Chicken
  • Duck
  • Rabbit
  • Mouse
  • Frog
  • Fish
  • Owl
  • Lion
  • Tiger
  • Bear
  • Elephant
  • Monkey
  • Giraffe
  • Zebra
  • Penguin
  • Turtle
  • Snake
  • Butterfly
  • Bee
  • Ladybug
  • Snail
  • Whale
  • Dolphin
  • Shark
  • Octopus
  • Crab
  • Fox
  • Wolf
  • Deer
  • Kangaroo
  • Koala
  • Panda
  • Camel
  • Hippo
  • Squirrel
  • Hedgehog
  • Parrot
  • Swan
  • Flamingo
  • Crocodile
  • Bat

Make the animal sounds

For the youngest players, don't say the animal: make its sound. Moo, oink, quack and roar turn the game into a guessing game, and children who can't name a koala yet still find it once someone says it. Keep the animals that have no sound (the snail, the giraffe) for a mime: move like the animal and let the players guess.

Sort the animals first

Before the game, ask where each animal lives: on a farm, in the jungle, in the sea or in the garden. While you play, the caller can say "a farm animal that gives us milk" instead of the name. It turns a picture game into a science and vocabulary lesson for older children.

Pictures only for pre-readers

These cards show each animal's name under its picture. For children who can't read yet, switch the form below to Pictures only and make new cards: the same animals, bigger pictures, no words. For a smaller group or a younger class, choose 3x3 or 4x4.

Markers and prizes

Animal crackers make the best markers for this game, as long as there are enough to eat afterwards. Stickers of animals work as prizes, and so does choosing the animal sound for the next round.

Questions

How many animals are on the cards?

The set has 48 animals. Each 5x5 card shows 24 of them around a free space in the middle, in its own order, so no two cards are the same.

Can I print animal bingo without the words?

Yes. In the form on this page choose Pictures only and make the cards again: every square shows just the picture.

Can I add my own animals?

Yes. Add a line in the word list: most animals have a picture, and you can search for another one. A word with no picture prints as a word.

What age is animal bingo for?

From about three years old with 3x3 or 4x4 cards and pictures only, up to early grades with 5x5 cards and the names.

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