Winter bingo cards
A winter theme with no holidays in it, so it works in any classroom from December to February.
About these winter bingo cards
Winter bingo is a favorite with teachers because it fits the whole season and avoids holiday-specific content. Use it as an indoor recess game, a vocabulary review, or a calm activity on a snow-day schedule.
Science teachers can lean into the animal and weather words, like Hibernate, Blizzard and Arctic fox, and pair the game with a short lesson.
The winter bingo word list
These 38 words are loaded into the generator. Edit them above, or copy them for your own game.
- Snowflake
- Mittens
- Scarf
- Snowman
- Sled
- Ice skates
- Igloo
- Penguin
- Polar bear
- Hot cocoa
- Icicle
- Snowball
- Boots
- Earmuffs
- Blizzard
- Hibernate
- Fireplace
- Snow angel
- Pine tree
- Frost
- Shovel
- Snow day
- Cardinal
- Blanket
- Soup
- Hat
- Footprints
- Arctic fox
- Snowplow
- Cold nose
- Frozen pond
- Marshmallows
- Puffy coat
- Snow fort
- Moose
- Owl
- Winter sun
- Sweater
Ways to play
Indoor recess
Keep a printed stack in a folder. When it is too cold to go out, a round of bingo is ready in a minute.
Describe, don't say
Read a clue like "an animal that sleeps all winter" and let students reason it out. It turns the game into a quick review.
Cotton-ball markers
Cotton balls look like snow and do not bounce off the desk like plastic chips.
Questions
Does this include holiday words?
No. It is written to be holiday-neutral, so you can use it in January and February too.
What size works for kindergarten?
A 3x3 card with a free space. Choose 1 card per page so the words print large.
Can I use it for vocabulary?
Yes. Replace or add words in the box. Any list of 8 or more words will work.
