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Human Bingo: a sticker of a bingo card with tiny smiling faces in the squares

Human Bingo (Find Someone Who)

Also called Find Someone Who. Each student gets a bingo card of facts like 'has a pet' or 'was born in another state', and finds a classmate who matches each square.

  • Whole class
  • 15 min
  • A bingo card of facts for each student
  • 2nd to 12th grade
  • Lively
One page with all five steps

How to Play

5 steps
  1. Human Bingo, step 1: Hand out cards

    Hand out cards

    Each square holds a fact, like 'has a pet' or 'can whistle'.

  2. Human Bingo, step 2: Mingle and ask

    Mingle and ask

    Students walk around asking classmates about the facts.

  3. Human Bingo, step 3: Sign a square

    Sign a square

    A classmate who matches signs that square, one square per person.

  4. Human Bingo, step 4: Call bingo

    Call bingo

    Five in a row, and the student shouts 'Bingo!'

  5. Human Bingo, step 5: Share the stories

    Share the stories

    Read out the winning row and ask a few classmates to tell their story.

Ways to Change It Up

  • Class FactsBuild the facts from a get-to-know-you survey.
  • BlackoutPlay until someone fills the whole card.

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