Read a bookthat you'vealwayswanted toreadWatch adocumentary orlisten to a podcastabout an issue youare interested inWrite a diaryentry in thevoice of acharacter inthe bookSummarizethe chapteryou just readRead a bookto someoneelse. (sibling,family,friend, etc.)Read abook fromthe libraryWrite apoem usinglines fromthe book youare reading.Read abouta topic youareinterested in.Read abouta person youareinterested in.Read a bookoutside ofyour comfortzonePost areview of thebook on awebsite.Read for 30minutes athome (familysignature)List ten words fromthe book that you findinteresting orunfamiliar. Write theirdefinitions and usethem each in asentence.Read anonfictionbook.Read amagazine(online orhard-copy)Track 3themes fromyour textwith someevidence.Find anothertext by anauthor youlike and readit.Write abouthow themaincharacterhas changedRead athome everynight.(Familysignature)Read a picturebook to asibling oryounger familymemberRead somethingunique: text from avideo game,instructions tobuild somethingRead articleson a newswebsite for oneweek. (onearticle per day)Read a poemand writeabout yourreaction to it.(try poets.org)Write about yourfavorite part ofthe book andwhy it wasimportant to thestoryRead a bookthat you'vealwayswanted toreadWatch adocumentary orlisten to a podcastabout an issue youare interested inWrite a diaryentry in thevoice of acharacter inthe bookSummarizethe chapteryou just readRead a bookto someoneelse. (sibling,family,friend, etc.)Read abook fromthe libraryWrite apoem usinglines fromthe book youare reading.Read abouta topic youareinterested in.Read abouta person youareinterested in.Read a bookoutside ofyour comfortzonePost areview of thebook on awebsite.Read for 30minutes athome (familysignature)List ten words fromthe book that you findinteresting orunfamiliar. Write theirdefinitions and usethem each in asentence.Read anonfictionbook.Read amagazine(online orhard-copy)Track 3themes fromyour textwith someevidence.Find anothertext by anauthor youlike and readit.Write abouthow themaincharacterhas changedRead athome everynight.(Familysignature)Read a picturebook to asibling oryounger familymemberRead somethingunique: text from avideo game,instructions tobuild somethingRead articleson a newswebsite for oneweek. (onearticle per day)Read a poemand writeabout yourreaction to it.(try poets.org)Write about yourfavorite part ofthe book andwhy it wasimportant to thestory

Independent Reading Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Read a book that you've always wanted to read
  2. Watch a documentary or listen to a podcast about an issue you are interested in
  3. Write a diary entry in the voice of a character in the book
  4. Summarize the chapter you just read
  5. Read a book to someone else. (sibling, family, friend, etc.)
  6. Read a book from the library
  7. Write a poem using lines from the book you are reading.
  8. Read about a topic you are interested in.
  9. Read about a person you are interested in.
  10. Read a book outside of your comfort zone
  11. Post a review of the book on a website.
  12. Read for 30 minutes at home (family signature)
  13. List ten words from the book that you find interesting or unfamiliar. Write their definitions and use them each in a sentence.
  14. Read a nonfiction book.
  15. Read a magazine (online or hard-copy)
  16. Track 3 themes from your text with some evidence.
  17. Find another text by an author you like and read it.
  18. Write about how the main character has changed
  19. Read at home every night. (Family signature)
  20. Read a picture book to a sibling or younger family member
  21. Read something unique: text from a video game, instructions to build something
  22. Read articles on a news website for one week. (one article per day)
  23. Read a poem and write about your reaction to it. (try poets.org)
  24. Write about your favorite part of the book and why it was important to the story