Homework Bingo

Short homework tasks on a bingo card: four in a row is the week's homework.

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Ready-made list, 32 tasks. Paste your own to replace it, or type to add to it.

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Any subject 32

  • Ask about a job Ask a grown-up what they do at work and bring one thing back to class.
  • Count a handful of coins Sort them first, then add them up and say the total.
  • Draw your day One picture of the best part of today, with a caption.
  • Empty your folder Show a grown-up every paper in it and hand over the notes.
  • Find home on a map On paper or on a screen: find your town, then your state.
  • Find shapes at home Spot five shapes around you and name each one.
  • Find tonight's moon Look for the moon and draw the shape you see.
  • Finish a practice page Any page your teacher sent home. Check it before you put it away.
  • Follow a recipe Read the steps out loud while a grown-up cooks with you.
  • Help with a chore Set the table, sort the laundry or feed a pet.
  • Look up a new word Find a word you do not know, look it up and use it in a sentence.
  • Measure three things Use a ruler or a tape measure and write down each length.
  • Pack your bag Everything for tomorrow, packed the night before.
  • Play a board game Any game where you count, add, read or take turns.
  • Play outside A walk, a bike ride or a game outside all count.
  • Practice a skill An instrument, a sport, drawing or typing: your choice.
  • Practice math facts The facts your class is working on, out loud or on paper.
  • Practice spelling words Have someone read this week's words while you write them.
  • Practice your handwriting One neat line of each letter or word you find hard.
  • Read a clock five times Say the time on a clock with hands at five different moments.
  • Read aloud to someone A grown-up, a brother or sister, or a pet all count.
  • Read for 20 minutes Any book you choose. Stop when the timer does.
  • Retell a story Tell someone the beginning, the middle and the end of what you read.
  • Review for a quiz Go over your notes or have someone ask you questions.
  • Sketch a plant or a bug Look closely, draw what you really see and label one part.
  • Skip count out loud By 2s, 5s or 10s, as far as you can go.
  • Teach what you learned Explain one thing from school today to someone at home.
  • Tell about your day Three things that happened at school, told at dinner or at bedtime.
  • Tidy your work spot Clear the place where you do homework and put the pencils back.
  • Write a thank-you note To anyone who helped you this week. Hand it over or mail it.
  • Write five sentences About anything. Start each with a capital letter and end it with a mark.
  • Write in a journal A few lines about your day, in a notebook that is only yours.

Spelling words 28

  • Air writing Write each word in the air with your finger and say the letters.
  • Backwards words Write each word backwards, then forwards.
  • Bubble letters Draw five of your words in bubble letters and color them in.
  • Circle the tricky part Write each word and circle the letters that trip you up.
  • Clap the syllables Say each word and clap once for every syllable.
  • Draw five words Draw a picture for five words and label each one.
  • Five words in sentences Pick five words and write a sentence for each.
  • Jump and spell Jump once for each letter as you spell the word out loud.
  • Letter tile words Build each word from letter tiles, magnets or cut-out letters.
  • Look, cover, write, check Look at a word, cover it, write it from memory, then check it.
  • Make flash cards One word on each card. Keep the ones you miss in their own pile.
  • Other hand Write the list with the hand you do not usually write with.
  • Practice test Have someone read the words while you write them, then check together.
  • Pyramid words Write one letter, then two, then three, until the word is whole: c, ca, cat.
  • Quiz a grown-up Read your words to a grown-up and check their spelling.
  • Rainbow words Write each word three times, in a different color each time.
  • Rhyme time Write a word that rhymes with each of five words.
  • Scramble and fix Mix up the letters of each word, wait a while, then unscramble them.
  • Sidewalk chalk words Write the words big, outside, with chalk.
  • Silly story Write a short story that uses as many of your words as you can.
  • Silly voice spelling Spell every word in a robot, mouse or giant voice.
  • Sort by length Group your words by how many letters they have.
  • Spell out loud Spell every word to someone without looking.
  • Type your words Type the list on a keyboard, then check it against your paper.
  • Vowels in red Write each word with its vowels in red and its other letters in blue.
  • What it means Write what three of your words mean, in your own words.
  • Words in ABC order Write the whole list in alphabetical order.
  • Words inside words Find a smaller word hiding in three of your words.

How it works

This homework bingo opens with 6 cards, each holding 16 short tasks drawn from 32, so pupils get different mixes. Nobody calls it: the card goes home and comes back with its squares colored in.

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Four in a row, Monday to Thursday

A line on a 4 × 4 card is four tasks, one for each school night from Monday to Thursday. Pupils choose their own line, so the homework is theirs to plan. Ask for one line a week, or a full card over a month.

Make the tasks your own

Any square can be retyped, for instance with this week's workbook pages. For one card that the whole class shares, cut the list to exactly 16 tasks: every card then holds the same squares in a different order.

  • The list under the cards says what counts for each task. Paste it into the note that goes home, so nobody has to guess.

Questions and answers

How does homework bingo work?

Each pupil takes a card home, does a task and colors its square; a grown-up initials it. A full row, column or diagonal is a bingo, due on the day you set. The reward is yours to choose.

Is there a spelling word homework bingo?

Yes. Pick Spelling words and the cards switch to 28 ways to practice any week's list, such as Rainbow words, Pyramid words and Jump and spell. They work with whatever words you send home.

What do you put on a homework bingo card?

Short tasks that fit in one evening, such as Read aloud to someone, Practice math facts, Measure three things and Pack your bag. The 32 here cover reading, writing, math and getting ready for the next school day.

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