Games For Learning the Six Syllable Types? Bingo!

It’s a universal fact known to all primary teachers – children love playing bingo! What better way to learn about the six different types of syllables than grabbing a game board and a handful of counters and playing a fun game with a group of classmates?

Play with Open and Closed Syllables and More!

This resource contains 50 unique game boards (or 25 double game boards), making it perfect for whole-class play. The game also contains 18 syllable-type calling cards (three for each syllable type).

1. Pass out a game board and some counters to each student. Each space on the game board has a word broken into syllables. Students need to pay attention to the underlined syllable in each word.
2. Using the calling cards, call out a syllable type. If the teacher calls out the syllable type that is underlined in the word on their game board, students may place a counter over that space. They may only place one counter on the board at a time, even if there are additional examples of that syllable type on their board.
3. Continue calling out syllable types. Once a student covers all of the words on their card, they win the game!
4. Continue as often as needed, or have students switch to a new game board after each round.

Tips for Differentiating Your Phonics Games

This activity has been designed to help your students gain practice in listening for and distinguishing between the six types of syllables. Some students may find this easier to do than others! Should you need to differentiate this activity for the diverse learning needs of your students, here are some suggestions.

• For students who require support, scaffolding is the key! Allow students to write down the type of underlined syllable in each space before the game begins. This will help the students to identify the relevant words as the syllable types are called, allowing the game to continue more quickly. 
• For students who require an extension, encourage them to create their own bingo game board to use for the game, consisting of their own selection of words. Be sure that they include examples of all six syllable types when choosing their words.  

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We recommend printing this resource on cardstock for increased longevity and durability.

Store the game boards and calling cards together in a large envelope for easy storage.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a teacher in Florida and a Teach Starter collaborator.