How to Play Bible Bingo
Bingo is one of those fun games that can easily be adapted to many different types of game play. It can be used in a classroom to help reinforce the lesson. One Bingo reincarnation is Bible Bingo that can help Sunday School teachers bring fun and learning into their classroom.
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Things You'll Need
- Pen
- Paper
- Tokens or pennies
- Scissors
- Computer(optional)
- Printer(optional)
Instructions
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Make a grid with 5 columns and 6 rows on a sheet of paper or make one on the computer by adding a table to a word processing document.
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In the top row, place the letters that spell Bible one to a square across the top. In the remaining spaces, place Biblical related words like books of the old testament, city names, famous people in the Bible, etc. Keep a master list of all the words used. Place the words in different spots on all of the Bingo cards, so that no two cards are just alike.
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Pass out the Bingo cards to players. Then give them tokens, pennies, or other small items to place on their Bingo cards to mark off words that have been called.
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The caller then begins the game by drawing the first word. After saying it, give players a few seconds to go over their Bingo cards to look for the word. Players will play the game until someone has Bingo - that is having five words in a row either diagonal, vertical, or horizontal. Continue playing until some yells "Bingo!"
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Add one more winning condition to Bible Bingo if playing in a Sunday School class. Make the person who has Bingo tell a little something about each word that made up his/her Bingo.
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Tips & Warnings
Use Bible Bingo as a warm up to the Sunday school lesson and use words relevant to the story.
Bingo can also be a great ice breaker, so play it at the beginning of the lesson.
Don't let students get too focused on winning the game. After all, it's really an exercise to get their mind focused on the Sunday school lesson.
