Shape Bingo Cards Featuring Penguins

Whether you have children in preschool or elementary school, they will have fun playing shape bingo with this set of cards that feature penguins. The set includes ten different bingo cards. You will notice that the names of the shapes are not under each of the shapes. Below you will find a list of ways that you can share the shape names.

Exploring Shapes and their Names Before Starting the Activity

First, you could read one of the shape books below. Each of the books explores shapes and their names.

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Second, you could have your children explore a shape puzzle. Names for the shapes are displayed on most of the puzzles.

Third, you could have your children build the shapes with craft sticks on a building mat. The Stickman Shape Mats shared below is available here on JDaniel4’s Mom.

Fourth, you could have your children build a shape with cotton swabs. There is a free set of Shape Building Igloo Mats here on JDaniel4’s Mom.

Getting Your Shape Bingo Cards

You can download your free set of Shape Bingo Cards Featuring Penguins and print them out on a black and white printer. There are ten unique cards in the set. If you have more than ten children working with them, you may end up with multiple winners of each game.

Hint: If you want to use the cards over and over again, you may want to laminate or cover them. It will make them last longer.

Playing with the Shape Bingo Cards

There are many ways you could play bingo with the shape bingo cards.

You can call out the shape you want your children to cover.
You can describe the number of sides and corners the shape you want them to cover has.
The shape word names could be written on index cards. Then you can show your children the word for the shape you want them to cover.
You can hold up an object or puzzle piece that is the shape you want them to cover.