| I think it's probably true that most people know to play | | | | for all ranges including adult education, and is also |
| the game of bingo - we've all played it at one time or | | | | particularly popular in ESL (English as Second |
| another. Many people tend however to think of the | | | | Language) classes. Some of the subjects to which |
| game as one mostly played by seniors, or in perhaps | | | | bingo has been applied include K-12 English, Foreign |
| in community or church halls as part of money raising | | | | Languages (including French, German, Spanish and |
| efforts - but in turns out that bingo, or rather variants | | | | Italian), math, science, geography and history. In each |
| of the standard game, are also becoming increasing in | | | | case, the teacher can adapt the game to their |
| schools and educational environments as a teaching | | | | particular lesson plan by preparing bingo cards |
| tool. | | | | containing appropriate items, and if necessary, |
| More and more educators are adopting bingo for use | | | | changing the mechanics of game play. Thus, for |
| in their classes. This is because they can see that the | | | | example, when teaching K-12 Reading, students might |
| game is very simple for students to learn how to play, | | | | simply be required to sight words, in a math class, |
| but can be easily adapted to different lessons, | | | | students might be required to write in the answers to |
| subjects and age ranges of students. Additionally, the | | | | math problems printed on their bingo cards, and in a |
| fact that bingo is inexpensive to play - not requiring | | | | language class, bingo calls might say be made in |
| expensive specialist materials - is probably also an | | | | French, but students need to find the corresponding |
| important factor. | | | | item printed in English on their bingo card (or |
| Although it is probably fair to say the bingo is especially | | | | vice-versa). |
| popular in K-12 education, the game is in fact suitable | | | | |