Heard fivelanguagesin oneclassroomTurned "What'syour name?"into a 20-minutepronunciationmini-lessonCelebratedculturalholidays inclassSaw astudenttranslate fortheir parentlike a proHeard"Teacher,why isEnglish socrazy?"Thought,"This wouldbe easier if Icould justclone myself"Laughed mid-class becausea student'sliteraltranslation wastoo goodHad toexplain theACCESStest againHad a kidtranslate foranother kid- flawlesslyGotemotionalduringACCESStestingAsked "Whocan helptranslatethis?"ExplainedACCESSaccommodationsto adminGotgoosebumpswhen a quietstudent raisedtheir handHeard"What's aWIDA?" froma newteacherMade astudentlaugh mid-grammarlessonGavefeedbackwith stickersandaffirmationsMade over3 drafts ofyourscheduleSharedbilingualjokes withstudentsExplained"contextclues" threedifferentwaysInterpretedfor a studentand a parentand anotherteacherCelebratedwhen a studentsaid a completesentenceunpromptedYour groupactivityturned into alanguagepartyCelebrated anewcomer'sfirst fullsentenceUsed yourown culturalstory tomake aconnectionGot emotionalwhen astudent exitedtheprogramYou've foughtfor a student'sschedulechange.. andwonFixed youranchorcharts withtape andhopeSaid "You'rebilingual!That's yoursuperpower!"Heard fivelanguagesin oneclassroomTurned "What'syour name?"into a 20-minutepronunciationmini-lessonCelebratedculturalholidays inclassSaw astudenttranslate fortheir parentlike a proHeard"Teacher,why isEnglish socrazy?"Thought,"This wouldbe easier if Icould justclone myself"Laughed mid-class becausea student'sliteraltranslation wastoo goodHad toexplain theACCESStest againHad a kidtranslate foranother kid- flawlesslyGotemotionalduringACCESStestingAsked "Whocan helptranslatethis?"ExplainedACCESSaccommodationsto adminGotgoosebumpswhen a quietstudent raisedtheir handHeard"What's aWIDA?" froma newteacherMade astudentlaugh mid-grammarlessonGavefeedbackwith stickersandaffirmationsMade over3 drafts ofyourscheduleSharedbilingualjokes withstudentsExplained"contextclues" threedifferentwaysInterpretedfor a studentand a parentand anotherteacherCelebratedwhen a studentsaid a completesentenceunpromptedYour groupactivityturned into alanguagepartyCelebrated anewcomer'sfirst fullsentenceUsed yourown culturalstory tomake aconnectionGot emotionalwhen astudent exitedtheprogramYou've foughtfor a student'sschedulechange.. andwonFixed youranchorcharts withtape andhopeSaid "You'rebilingual!That's yoursuperpower!"

ESL 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. Heard five languages in one classroom
  2. Turned "What's your name?" into a 20-minute pronunciation mini-lesson
  3. Celebrated cultural holidays in class
  4. Saw a student translate for their parent like a pro
  5. Heard "Teacher, why is English so crazy?"
  6. Thought, "This would be easier if I could just clone myself"
  7. Laughed mid-class because a student's literal translation was too good
  8. Had to explain the ACCESS test again
  9. Had a kid translate for another kid - flawlessly
  10. Got emotional during ACCESS testing
  11. Asked "Who can help translate this?"
  12. Explained ACCESS accommodations to admin
  13. Got goosebumps when a quiet student raised their hand
  14. Heard "What's a WIDA?" from a new teacher
  15. Made a student laugh mid-grammar lesson
  16. Gave feedback with stickers and affirmations
  17. Made over 3 drafts of your schedule
  18. Shared bilingual jokes with students
  19. Explained "context clues" three different ways
  20. Interpreted for a student and a parent and another teacher
  21. Celebrated when a student said a complete sentence unprompted
  22. Your group activity turned into a language party
  23. Celebrated a newcomer's first full sentence
  24. Used your own cultural story to make a connection
  25. Got emotional when a student exited the program
  26. You've fought for a student's schedule change.. and won
  27. Fixed your anchor charts with tape and hope
  28. Said "You're bilingual! That's your superpower!"