K.G.4.a – Describe two-dimensional shapes to identify their various attributes, including vertices, sides, corners, and length of sides.

This game was designed to help meet Common Core Standard: The goal of the standard isn’t for them to hear the description and be able to identify the matching shape – it’s for them to describe the shapes, right? I pick a shape calling card, describe it’s features and they cover the shape I described. Normally, I am the “caller” the first time we play. Use any manipulatives as chips to cover bingo boards.īut – that’s the main twist and why this game works! The caller calls out a description, not the name of a shape. Students will cover the shape that matches the description called out by the reader. This game pretty much follows those rules. Call out “bingo” when you have covered up every space in an entire row, column or diagonal. The basic rules of bingo: listen to what the caller announces and cover up any space that matches on your board. Let me explain how to play it and which common core standard this helps your kinders master. The game should move fast enough (with the small playing board) that multiple kinders can get a turn to be the caller. But the other players still get a good describing 2D shapes workout too. The twist is that the caller is the one who is really being stretched to work on this skill. Here is a free describing 2D shapes bingo game I created that is worthy of such instructional time in kindergarten. While I think using a classic game like bingo isn’t always the most effective way to teach a classroom skill – I do think you can give it a twist and make it worthy of small group time.

Classroom procedurees bingo