Build Connection15 min High Light

Human Bingo

Students find classmates who match descriptions on a bingo card.

Gets students physically moving and talking to people they wouldn't normally approach.

Instructions

Give each student a bingo card with descriptions in each square (e.g. "has lived in another country"). Students walk around and find one classmate who fits each description — they sign that square. First to complete a row calls bingo.

Classroom timer

15:00

Best used when

First week of term — works well as an energetic opener.

Variation

Make the descriptions subject-related: "has read a book set in another century".

Time

15 min

Noise

High

Prep

Light

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Quick evaluation — helps you find what works again.