A card with every child’s name
Paste the class list once and every child gets their own card, with their name above the grid, all of them different. Without names, choose the number of cards and each gets a line to write a name on. Print in color on white paper, or the outlines on pink paper for the children to color in before the game.
Sizes for every grade
A 3 × 3 card has eight pictures and a free middle, quick enough for preschool. 4 × 4 has 16 pictures, and 5 × 5 is the classic card with all 24 pictures and a free middle. The grid is 18 cm square on US Letter or A4, one card to a page.
For the card exchange, the class valentine cards print a card for every classmate from one list.
Questions
How many cards can I print?
Up to 40, one to a page, so a whole class gets one each. Paste the class list one name per line and every card carries a name, or leave the names empty and choose how many cards. The last page holds the calling cards.
Are all the cards different?
Yes. Every card is shuffled from the same 24 pictures and checked against the others, so no two are the same. A 5 × 5 card shows all 24 around a free middle, each card in its own order; 4 × 4 cards carry 16 of the 24 and 3 × 3 cards 8 and a free middle. Shuffle all cards again prints a new set.
Which pictures are on the cards?
A heart, Cupid's arrow, a rose, chocolates, a love letter, a teddy bear, a lollipop, a cupcake, a balloon, candy hearts, a ladybug, a butterfly, a bee, lovebirds, a lock and key, a mailbox, a present, a rainbow, a cookie, a valentine card, a tulip, a bow, cherries and a crown.
How do you play Valentine's bingo with a class?
Cut the calling cards apart and mix them in a bowl. Draw one at a time and hold it up or call it out; every child who has it covers it, with a candy heart, a counter or a crayon cross. The first child with a full row, column or diagonal calls BINGO; on 3 × 3 and 5 × 5 cards the free middle counts as covered. The pictures carry their names, so the game doubles as reading practice; turn the words off for the youngest.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The cards and the PDF are made in your browser. The names you type stay in this browser, and no request carries them anywhere.