Significance:Whydo we still careabout this eventtoday?Continuity &Change: Look atthe marker itself.How has the waywe create markerschanged since thisone was put up?Continuity &Change: Describesomething aboutthe location thathas stayed thesame over time.Perspective: Whatis one questionyou have aboutthis event that themarker doesn'tanswer?Continuity &Change:Look at thesurrounding area.What are somemodern elementsthat didn't exist whenthis event happened?Cause &Effect:Whataction led to theevent describedon the marker?Cause &Effect:Whowas affectedby the eventon the marker?Cause &Effect:Whatwas a lastingeffect or resultof the event onthe marker?Perspective:Who do youthink thismarker wasmade for?Perspective: Finda person's nameon the marker.What do we knowabout their lifefrom the text?Cause & Effect:What was themain cause ofthe event onthe marker?Significance: Finda detail on themarker that makesthe person orevent feel real andimportant.Significance:Why is itimportant thatthis specificplace has amarker?Perspective: If youwere to add onemore person'spoint of view tothis marker, whosewould it be?Significance:Find theearliest date onthe marker.What happenedthat year?Perspective:Whatis the name ofthe group orgovernment thatput up thismarker?Cause &Effect:Find a nameof a place orinstitution that wasformed as a resultof the event on themarker.Continuity &Change: How isthe language orwording on themarker differentfrom how wespeak today?Cause & Effect:How did theevent on themarker impactthe localcommunity?Cause & Effect:Find anexample of aconflict on themarker. Whatcaused it?Continuity &Change: Describesomething aboutthe location thathas changed sincethe event on themarker.Perspective:Whoseside of the story isthe marker telling?Why do you thinkso?Significance:Find the mostimportantperson on themarker. Why arethey significant?Significance:Finda phrase on themarker thatexplains why thisevent is a part ofour nationalhistory.Significance:Whydo we still careabout this eventtoday?Continuity &Change: Look atthe marker itself.How has the waywe create markerschanged since thisone was put up?Continuity &Change: Describesomething aboutthe location thathas stayed thesame over time.Perspective: Whatis one questionyou have aboutthis event that themarker doesn'tanswer?Continuity &Change:Look at thesurrounding area.What are somemodern elementsthat didn't exist whenthis event happened?Cause &Effect:Whataction led to theevent describedon the marker?Cause &Effect:Whowas affectedby the eventon the marker?Cause &Effect:Whatwas a lastingeffect or resultof the event onthe marker?Perspective:Who do youthink thismarker wasmade for?Perspective: Finda person's nameon the marker.What do we knowabout their lifefrom the text?Cause & Effect:What was themain cause ofthe event onthe marker?Significance: Finda detail on themarker that makesthe person orevent feel real andimportant.Significance:Why is itimportant thatthis specificplace has amarker?Perspective: If youwere to add onemore person'spoint of view tothis marker, whosewould it be?Significance:Find theearliest date onthe marker.What happenedthat year?Perspective:Whatis the name ofthe group orgovernment thatput up thismarker?Cause &Effect:Find a nameof a place orinstitution that wasformed as a resultof the event on themarker.Continuity &Change: How isthe language orwording on themarker differentfrom how wespeak today?Cause & Effect:How did theevent on themarker impactthe localcommunity?Cause & Effect:Find anexample of aconflict on themarker. Whatcaused it?Continuity &Change: Describesomething aboutthe location thathas changed sincethe event on themarker.Perspective:Whoseside of the story isthe marker telling?Why do you thinkso?Significance:Find the mostimportantperson on themarker. Why arethey significant?Significance:Finda phrase on themarker thatexplains why thisevent is a part ofour nationalhistory.

Historical Marker 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. Significance:Why do we still care about this event today?
  2. Continuity & Change: Look at the marker itself. How has the way we create markers changed since this one was put up?
  3. Continuity & Change: Describe something about the location that has stayed the same over time.
  4. Perspective: What is one question you have about this event that the marker doesn't answer?
  5. Continuity & Change:Look at the surrounding area. What are some modern elements that didn't exist when this event happened?
  6. Cause & Effect:What action led to the event described on the marker?
  7. Cause & Effect:Who was affected by the event on the marker?
  8. Cause & Effect:What was a lasting effect or result of the event on the marker?
  9. Perspective: Who do you think this marker was made for?
  10. Perspective: Find a person's name on the marker. What do we know about their life from the text?
  11. Cause & Effect: What was the main cause of the event on the marker?
  12. Significance: Find a detail on the marker that makes the person or event feel real and important.
  13. Significance: Why is it important that this specific place has a marker?
  14. Perspective: If you were to add one more person's point of view to this marker, whose would it be?
  15. Significance: Find the earliest date on the marker. What happened that year?
  16. Perspective:What is the name of the group or government that put up this marker?
  17. Cause & Effect:Find a name of a place or institution that was formed as a result of the event on the marker.
  18. Continuity & Change: How is the language or wording on the marker different from how we speak today?
  19. Cause & Effect: How did the event on the marker impact the local community?
  20. Cause & Effect: Find an example of a conflict on the marker. What caused it?
  21. Continuity & Change: Describe something about the location that has changed since the event on the marker.
  22. Perspective:Whose side of the story is the marker telling? Why do you think so?
  23. Significance: Find the most important person on the marker. Why are they significant?
  24. Significance:Find a phrase on the marker that explains why this event is a part of our national history.