Math Bingo

Parents and teachers are generally very well aware of the importance of a good understanding of math. Mathematics is not only one of the most important subjects on the curriculum, but also provides a foundation for other school subjects (including of course the sciences), and indeed many aspects of ordinary everyday life. The study of mathematics begins with arithmetic, which is the oldest and simplest branch of the subject - arithmetic of course includes counting, as well as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.

It's well understood by teachers and parents, that, just like many other areas of life, regular practice at solving math problems can greatly contribute to improving a student's math skills. Practice however is not enough - students must be interested in what they are doing, or otherwise they simply don't learn very well. As a result, many teachers actively seek out new styles of presentation, and engaging activities for their classes. It is perhaps with this in mind that an increasing number of teachers are now adapting variants of the game of bingo for use in the classroom.

There are almost endless ways that bingo can be integrated into a math class - one of the best things about the game is that it is flexible enough to be adapted to a variety of different classroom situations. Most variations of math bingo require the teacher to play the part of the bingo caller, and for each of the students to be given a bingo card printed with math problems. As in the normal game, the objective of the game is to get a line of 5 items, however in math bingo the items are marked off by filling the squares out with the (hopefully correct) answers, rather than just crossing them off.

If you want to play math bingo, you will of course need bingo cards printed with math problems. That needn't be a problem - it's easy to print them from your computer - free ready-to-use math bingo printables, or easy-to-use bingo card creation software makes the job a snap.