Phonogram Jungle Bingo – A Fun Review Activity
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
- Download and print as many game boards as you need for your children.
- 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.)
- 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. - 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
Beth C
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Gretchen
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Hannah
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Julie
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Sherry
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Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceSherry,
The word “eight” is easy once you know the phonogram EIGH! I love that the Phonogram Sounds app helped him to learn it. 😊
Shannon Snyder
says:Thanks!
Chrissy
says:So happy I found this site! Lots of great resources!
My friend bought this reading kit (I’l try to attach link below) that teaches to read without site words. Pretty much says NOT to teach site words! Anyone ever heard of it? Is this a new approach? I have a 4 yo thats a little behind (she’s my third and didn’t get much of my time) and Im trying to get her up to par for Kindergarten.
Thanks in Advance for any input. I’d like to buy it to help her out…
Merry
says: Customer ServiceHi Chrissy! Learning without sight words is not new. In English 97% of words are actually decodable–here’s more information on Helping Kids Sound Out Words.
I know what you mean about the younger ones not getting as much undivided attention! Have fun with your 4 year-old! She’s so young yet, I wouldn’t worry. She’ll get there when she’s ready.
VM Mills
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Fam Gomez
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Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceYou’re welcome, Fam! I hope your child has a great time with this game.
Alisha
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Esperanza Parks
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Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceEsperanza,
Games do have a way of encouraging us to work a bit harder, don’t they? 😊
Beth@Weavings
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Teresa Thomasson
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Azita
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Cristina
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Mi Ara
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Sarah
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Nicole
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Renee Smith
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Merry
says: Customer ServiceThanks, Renee! I’m so glad the programs are helping your students. Enjoy the game!
Sangeetha
says:My daughter has been having trouble with “sh” and “ch” sounds. She sometimes gets gets confused with the two. This looks like a fun way to get her to practice these phonograms.
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceSangeetha,
This game is a great way to review tricky phonograms!
However, here is a tip for helping your daughter master these consonant teams. Draw a snake in the shape of an S (no need for good drawings, just to give your daughter the idea). Tell your daughter that snakes make “/sh/” sounds as they slither through the grass. For CH, draw or show a profile picture pointing to your daughter’s left (so that the chin looks like the letter C), and draw a C right around the chin. Point to the chin with the C and say “/ch/-chin,” showing that a chin is in the shape of a C and chin starts with the /ch/ sound.
Hopefully the review game and these memory tips will clear up this issue for your daughter, but if it continues to be a problem let me know.
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Sheila
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Robin E.
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Renee
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Belle
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Robin E.
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Leslie MP
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Danielle
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Monica Myers
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Kara Haakenson
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Jess
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Merry
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Ellen
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Merry
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Merry
says: Customer ServiceWe hope it helps, Stephanie! Enjoy teaching your daughter :-).
Andrea
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Hannah
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Merry
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Merry
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Merry
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Tara
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Merry
says: Customer ServiceYou’re welcome, Tara! Games can make review concepts fun for kids.
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Brenda
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Merry
says: Customer ServiceYou’re welcome, Shannon! Enjoy :-)
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Merry
says: Customer ServiceYou’re welcome, Jen! What a joy to hear that your son is becoming a confident reader–you’re doing a great job with him!
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Merry
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Merry
says: Customer ServiceYou’re welcome, Julie!
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Robin E.
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Thank you for letting us know you first grader is enjoying this game!
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Robin E.
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We have a number of activities that are appropriate for older children. Check out our Resources page! If you let me know what age range you have and what sort of activities you are looking for, I can help direct you to specific downloads.
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Lisa
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mendy
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Joyce
says:A fun way to revise the phonograms. Thank you for sharing.
Another fun way is to go outside and on a path or driveway or some suitable safe place, draw a big square divided into nine smaller squares. With chalk, write a phonogram in each smaller square, then have your child jump in the square containing the phonogram you call out.
Robin E.
says: Customer ServiceI love your idea, Joyce! What a fun mix of phonogram review and hopscotch play! Thank you for sharing this great review activity.
Serena
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Jacki
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Robin E.
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Lynn
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