| Phonics is a popular method of teaching children to | | | | of the lesson. Additionally, game play may be |
| read that is based around the child learning to | | | | modified in a variety of different ways. |
| connect sounds with letters or groups of letters. | | | | Some ideas for phonetics bingo include: |
| For example, the child would learn that the hard | | | | 1. Partial word bingo - The teacher says |
| "k" sound is associated with the letters "c", "k" or | | | | something like "find the word with 'pin' in it", in |
| "ck". To be fair, using phonics as a method of | | | | response to which the students would have to |
| teaching reading has not been without | | | | find "spin". |
| controversy, particularly in the United States of | | | | 2. Blending bingo - The teacher reads out a word |
| America, at least since the mid 19th century, and | | | | slowly, for example "sss-nnn-aaa-p", and the |
| especially since the reemergence of phonics in the | | | | students must find the corresponding word. |
| 1950s. | | | | 3. Rhyming bingo - The teacher reads out a word, |
| Those teachers who do use phonics, generally use | | | | and students need to find the word that rhymes |
| them in a variety of different classroom activities, | | | | with it. |
| not just when students are reading from books | | | | 4. Silent E bingo - The teacher reads out a word |
| or writing. For example, phonics and phonics-based | | | | like "pin" and asks what what word you would get |
| skills can be incorporated into many different | | | | by adding an E. |
| classroom activities and educational games, | | | | It should also be remembered that phonics is not |
| including, for example, bingo. | | | | a complete solution to learning reading. Students |
| Phonics bingo is played like the traditional game of | | | | must also learn to recognize some common |
| bingo: Each player (student) is given a card | | | | words which can not be sounded out (the most |
| containing a five by five grid of squares, and aims | | | | common list of such words is known as Dolch |
| to mark of a line of items (horizontally, vertically | | | | Sight Words). Many teachers also emphasize |
| or diagonally) in response to items called out by | | | | learning to sight read other common words (such |
| the bingo caller (teacher). The different however | | | | as "is" or "it") as this can improve reading fluency. |
| between phonics bingo and traditional bingo, is that | | | | Therefore as well as playing phonics bingo, you |
| the cards, instead of being printed with numbers, | | | | can also play sight word bingo in class. |
| are printed with words appropriate to the subject | | | | |