Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Mathematics, 2nd Edition

Chapter 8

Mixed problems

Bingo-bingo

Bingo-bingo is an interactive bingo game designed to help children improve their general mental arithmetic skills.

Suitable for

KS1

KS2

Aims

• Add or subtract mentally combinations of numbers.
• Use practical and informal written methods to multiply and divide numbers.
• Use knowledge of place value and multiplication facts to 12 × 12, the corresponding division facts and multiples of numbers to 12 up to the twelfth multiple.

Players

• A game for the whole class

Resources

• Bingo cards
• Bingo-bingo 0–100 resource question sheet

What to do

• Give children a copy of the Bingo cards or ask them to draw a grid, five columns by four rows as shown here.
• Tell children then to write down 15 numbers. Column 1 can ...