Bingo Boards Generator

The Bingo Boards Generator creates printable bingo boards and calling cards for your class. Fill the boards with numbers, maths expressions, or words from your word lists — great for practising maths fluency, phonics, spelling, and vocabulary in a fun group format.

How do I play bingo?

Print and distribute a different board to each student.
The caller (you or a student) reads out items from the calling cards one at a time.
Students mark off the matching item on their board each time it's called.
The first student to mark off a full row, column, or all squares (depending on your rules) calls out "Bingo!" and wins the round.

How do I create bingo boards?

Use the left-hand panel to choose your data source and settings. A preview of the boards will appear on the right. When you're happy, tap Download PDF to save your file.

How do I choose what goes on the boards?

Via The Hive

Hive members can choose from five data source options:

Numbers — fills the boards with randomly generated numbers. Set a minimum and maximum number then tap New numbers to generate a fresh set.

Math expressions — fills the boards with equations. Set a minimum and maximum number, choose basic operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division), and optionally include special operations (Doubles, Bonds of 10, Bonds of 20). Turn on Hide a term to create missing number problems. Tap New expressions to generate a fresh set.

Hive words — draws from The Hive's built-in word library. Use the filters to narrow by phonics category or sound pattern.

From a Word Bank — uses words from one of your saved Word Banks. Choose your Word Bank from the dropdown to populate the boards.

Type or paste — type or paste your own words into the text field, one per line or separated by commas, then tap Use these words.

Tip: If you type or paste your own words, consider saving them to a Word Bank so you can easily recreate the boards next time. Read more: How do I add words in my Word Bank?

Via Wordabase

Wordabase users can choose from two options:

My Word Bank — uses words from your current Wordabase Word Bank. The number of words in your bank is shown below the option.

Tap the word bank icon to open your word list, then tap Actions to manage it — you can add custom words, load a saved Word Bank or start a new Word Bank.

Type or paste — type or paste your own words into the text field, one per line or separated by commas, then tap Use these words.

Need words to add to your Word Bank? Read more about how to build it here.

How do I change the look and layout?

Under the Scaffold section in the left panel, you'll find these settings:

Board title — set the title that appears at the top of each board.
Number of boards — choose how many unique boards to generate. Each board will have a different arrangement of the words or numbers.
Columns / Rows — set the size of the bingo grid.
Orientation — choose portrait or landscape layout.
Font — choose a display font from the dropdown.
Calling cards — turn on to include a separate page of calling cards (a full list of all the words or numbers used) in the printout. These are useful for the caller to read from during the game.