Practicing phonograms is a lot more fun when you have jungle-themed Bingo boards! Help your child review (and master!) phonograms with the help of monkeys, lions, and other exotic inhabitants. But be careful–it’s a jungle out there!

Preparing Your “Phonogram Jungle Bingo” Game

1. Download and print as many game boards as you need for your children.
2. Gather the Phonogram Cards each child needs to review from his or her Reading or Spelling Review Box. (Boards have either 8 or 15 spaces.)
3. Write the child’s phonograms in the blank spaces on his or her game board.
   Optional: For repeated use, laminate your game boards and use an erasable marker to write the phonograms on the cards.
4. Gather 15-20 game markers (popcorn, raisins, mini marshmallows, or Bingo chips) for each player.

Playing “Phonogram Jungle Bingo”

Have your child place one of his or her game markers on the “free” space.

Dictate a sound and encourage your child to search the game board to locate the phonogram that makes that sound.

When your child locates the phonogram, he or she should place a marker on that space.

Continue dictating phonograms until each child completes a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) on his or her game board and yells BINGO!

For a fun variation, let your child be the bingo caller, using the phonogram cards to dictate the sounds while you play the game.

What’s your favorite way to review phonograms? Let me know in the comments below!

Photos by: Rachel Neumann