Printable bingo cards
Number bingo cards 1 to 30
A small-number bingo for children who are still learning to read numerals, and for anyone who finds the full 75-number game too long. The numbers 1 to 30 are scattered anywhere on the card with no lettered columns, so a child has to recognise 13 and 31 by reading them, not by position.
Number bingo
Number bingo
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Number games to play with the cards
- Plain calling comes first: say the number, wait, then write it on the board. Watch for children who cover 12 when you say 21; the teen and reversed numbers are where this game does its teaching.
- Call a sum instead of a number once recognition is secure. Say ten add four, or double six, or one less than twenty, and the class covers the answer. The cards do not change; only the calling does.
- Thirty cards on fifteen sheets is the opening setting, one for every child in a full class. Because the cards hold numerals only, the ink saver option costs nothing in looks.
- Change the range to suit the group. For nursery, cut the box down to 1 to 20 and use three by three. For times-table practice, type the multiples of three, four and five and call the questions.
- Dice make a hands-on caller for a small group: roll two or three dice, add them, and cover the total. Numbers above 18 will not come up with three dice, so treat that as a quick warm-up, not a full game.
The numbers in the set
Thirty numerals, one per line. A four by four card takes 16 of them, a little over half, so cards differ a good deal from one child to the next. The box accepts any lines you type, which means the range is yours to change.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
Questions
How is this different from classic 1-75 bingo?
Classic cards have five lettered columns, each holding its own band of fifteen numbers. Here there are no letters and no columns: any number from 1 to 30 can appear in any square, and the grid can be smaller. Rounds are shorter and suit young children.
Can I make number bingo 1-20, 1-50 or 1-100?
For 1 to 20 or 1 to 50, edit the box so that it lists the numbers you want, one per line. The box holds up to sixty lines, so 1 to 100 does not fit; use fifty or sixty chosen numbers from that range.
Is there a free space on the cards?
Not on the four by four grid the page starts with, because sixteen squares have no centre. Three by three and five by five cards have a free middle square unless you untick the option.
Can I use it for addition and subtraction practice?
Yes. Keep the cards as they are and call calculations whose answers lie between 1 and 30. Write each calculation on the board after the children have answered so the winning line can be checked.