ADVENTURE BINGO This is a great game to play during the first few weeks of school when your students are just getting to know each other. It will help them find out more about their fellow classmates, make connections with friends and also get them moving. SETUP & EXPLANATION Print and Cut the Bingo Cards below and give one to each student. Give each student a crayon or non-permanent marker. Explain and demonstrate how when the music starts students attempt to find another classmate that has gone on one of the adventures represented by the symbol on the BINGO card by asking: “Have you ever__________?” If they respond YES - have them write their first and last initials on the box with the adventure symbol that you asked them about. If they respond NO - you must go find someone else After someone initials your card you must jog one lap before asking another student a question to find out if they can sign one of the boxes on your card RULES Each person can sign your card ONCE no double ups (or 2x if you have less than 24 kids) After each signature - you must jog one lap around the room before asking for another signature Continue playing until someone fills their entire card or until the time limit is up. Have students get a card and a marker and go to a designated area to wait for the game to begin Once the music starts the game begins. Fill up as many boxes as you can before the time runs out! ThePEspecialist.com ADVENTURE BINGO (continued) VARIATIONS Just play for fun and get to know your friends Compete to see who can get 4 in a row first Compete to see who can get 6 in a row first WOW Challenge: Can you get 6 in a row before time runs out? Change the exercise from "jog one lap" to anything else you want Give the students a choice of a few different exercise options Keep all the cards to learn more about your students Make your own cards with different activities specific to your area CLOSURE Discuss how the only way to find out new things about other people is to be brave enough to ask them about what they are interested in. Ask students to share one new thing they discovered about another classmate during the game Talk to students about the power of making connections with other people in their class and how much we all have in common that we might not be aware of. Sometimes it just takes a little courage to make a new friend, or find out something new about an old friend… Remind kids that the purpose of PE is to enable them with skills, knowledge and confidence to go on any kind of adventures that they would ever dream of for the rest of their lives! NOTES Also attached on the last page are some BINGO Cards from another BINGO activity that I created it's the same concept and still works for older kids who can read, so I've attached it to this document as well if you want to check it out and use if you want. ThePEspecialist.com HAVE FUN AND TEACH ON! Name Name