Phonics Bingo Cards

Phonics is a method of learning reading in which students learning to associate letters or groups of letters with particular sounds. For example, a student would learn that the letters "c", "ck" or "k" are associated with the hard /k/ sound. Although using phonics to teach reading has been a matter of some controversy both inside the educational professions and in the wider community, many teachers have in fact concluded that they do offer an effective way to teach reading.

When phonics are used as a method of learning reading, students are taught to sound words out. Obviously students tend to progress fastest when students have a variety of methods to practice these skills. It is for this reason that many teachers, as well as getting students to read out loud, and practice writing, also incorporate educational games into their lesson plans. One such educational game that many teachers are turning to, principally because of its flexibility plus the fact that it doesn't require expensive equipment or specialist materials, is bingo (using bingo cards printed with words instead of numbers).

It should be emphasized that learning to read using phonics, doesn't require mastering a single skill, but in fact requires mastering several skills. These skills including learning to blend letters to make sounds and words, recognizing common sounds within different words, learning sounds which rhyme, and eventually learning to recognize the effect of the "silent E" that is the last letter of some letters. Each of these different skills can be practiced using bingo. For example to practice blending, a teacher can read out a word slowly (e.g. "mmm-aaa-t") and require students to recognize the word (by learning to blend the letters), or the teacher can ask about one word contained within another ("find a word containing 'pan'?" - to which students must find "span"), or the teacher can ask about sounds ("find a word beginning with a 'rrr' sound?").

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Bingo Beginner's Guide

Here's the all-new and unique Bingo Beginner's Guide for all those who are just trying it first at Bingo and have plans of pushing up their skills.

The very first point that you will come across in this inimitable guide is the fact that the one foundational rule of bingo is to mark or highlight the number just the way as it is called. The bingo numbers are called one after the other and your job is to concentrate hard so that you don't miss any of the numbers while they are being called. In case you don't concentrate and miss a number which could have completed your line up of numbers, you could be unfortunate enough to lose upon a potential win.

So keeping that in mind, here are a few specific rules for you to pay a heed at and internalize to ensure your master skills, go ahead with the Bingo Beginners Guide,

The very first rule on the list says Bingo is one game that requires the sue of tickets and cards exclusive to the game. So that means you will have to have these but then some clubs may require you to use a different set of cards for every game you play. Contrarily, some clubs may let you use the same cards for all the games.

Next, you need to make sure that you get into your head the elaborate anatomy of your bingo card in the first place.

When playing online bingo you will have to base your numbers at the draw boards supplied while they are being called and that needs to be done with real attention and alertness.

The caller is a significant player in the entire game of bingo. He is one who calls out the numbers while they are drawn one after the other. But in the online version of Bingo the caller may be absent and what acts in the place is a random number generator which places the winning numbers on your screen. So now you know where to look, right?

While deciding upon your goals in the game you should get the rules first. As that will determine your win and also the amount you win. In the British type Bingo you will be required to complete a line or two with numbers in order to win. In some cases you may have to complete an entire card with numbers. In yet others patterns for filling up are given by the bingo organizer which is fixed or may change per week.

Finally, once your card shows the winning pattern or line, you are supposed to inform the bingo organizers immediately.

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