Engage Your Readers With Beginning Blends Bingo 

Turn phonics practice into a lively classroom activity with Beginning Blends Bingo! This resource is designed to help students recognise and reinforce beginning blends such as st, cl, fl, sw and many more. 

Each bingo board features a variety of colourful images that represent words starting with these blends. As you reveal each blend, students scan their boards for a matching picture, building phonemic awareness while having fun. With just a little prep, this game is ready for guided groups, literacy centres, or whole-class play. It’s an engaging way to support early reading development through play-based learning!

Beginning Blends Bingo includes: 

• Instructions
• A class set of bingo boards
• Calling cards
• Answer key

Playing This Initial Blends Game

This initial blends game is ready in no time! Here’s how to get started.

Prepare Materials

1. Download the beginning blends bingo game in the format of your choice. 
2. Print the bingo boards and calling cards. We recommend using cardboard for longevity.
3. Cut apart the calling cards and boards, and then mix them up.
   

Play the Game

1. Give each student a different Bingo board and some counters. 
2. Display or call out a beginning blend card. 
3. Students will look for the image that contains the blend on the card, and mark it with a counter if they have it. 
4. Students get a Bingo when they cover 3 spaces in a row, a column or diagonally.

Downloading This and Other Initial Blends Games

To grab your copy of our initial blends games, click the drop-down arrow on the download button. Then choose the file format (PDF or Google Slides) that works for you.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

More Initial Blends Activities

On the hunt for additional initial blends activities? You’ve come to the right spot! Check out the resources below. 

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