Physical
Items required: bingo cards, easily made with simple objects colored with markers and covered with clear contact. (Laminating works but it is very glossy and glares under lights). Matching single picture cards, several of each picture.
Gather participants around the table. Greet each one by first name, a hand shake, and eye to eye contact.
Provide a playing card for each player. Before placing the card on the table, draw attention to the pictures on the card. You are NOT asking for recognition but merely labeling each one with their one word name; cloud, apple, sun, etc. Once you have pointed out each different picture, place the card in front of a player. Then, do a second card and so one until everyone has a card.
Next, present the stack of single picture cards, upside down, to a player and ask that individual to draw the top card. If they have that picture on their playing card they place the individual card on top of the matching picture. If they do not have a matching picture, place the card on the bottom of the stack. Move on to the next player and continue until everyone has their playing card covered. To close the activity, ask players to place their single item cards in a baggie and thank them for playing.
Cognitive
Items required: single picture cards from the Four Square Bingo, printed word labels for each picture.
Gather participants around the table and greet each one.
Place the deck of single cards face down on the table. Draw off one card and hold it for participants to see. Ask them to name the picture. If players have difficulty, give them a choice. “Is this a pig or an orange”? (remember that the last word you say is often the word repeated as the answer). Once you have elicited the correct response, place the card in front of one player. Draw a second card and again ask participants to provide the label. Again, if there is difficulty, provide cues. Give this card to a different player. Continue until each player has three cards. More adept individuals could be given four or five and those with more difficulty could be given two.
Once everyone has their set of cards, place the set of printed labels on the table face down. Draw the top card and hold it for the participants to see. Ask, “What is this word?” Provide cues if needed. Once you have an answer, ask players if they have the item. If they do, direct them to put the required card in the baggie.
The activity is ended when all the item cards have been placed in the bag.