Here’s the procedure for this fun activity…

1. Understand the Language of Sound
Hand out the list of the 25 sounds (see below). Give students a few minutes to look it over. One easy way to proceed is to ask students to produce the sounds described, as best as they can. What is the sound of a chair creaking, of a crowd applauding, of glass breaking, etc.?
2. Bingo Card
Next each student will draw a Bingo card on a piece of paper. The card is always a square. It can have 3 rows by 3 columns, 4X4, or 5X5. I recommend 4 X 4 (for sixteen total squares) for intermediate groups. Here’s a sample:

Now each student will choose sounds from the list of 25. (Again, the activity is adjustable; if a teacher thinks 25 sounds are too many, he/she need only list—and play—the first 10 or 12.) Each student can place any of the 25 sounds in any of the squares. Each square should have a different sound. (The sounds need not be written exactly as typed; students can abbreviate).

4. Listen
Now play the entire list of 25 sounds. When students hear the sound corresponding to what they have written in a square, they can mark that square with an X. (Sometimes students will be unsure about sounds; that’s okay. They can be discussed and reviewed later).

5. The Winner
State the goal. The first student who Xs out an entire row, whether up, down, or diagonal, yells, “Bingo!” Ask the student to read back the sound descriptions to make sure all the sounds have been played.

6. Another Winner
Because we want to play more, let’s find a second winner. If the first winner’s line was ACROSS, ask for an UP/DOWN or DIAGONAL winner. The first students to complete a complete line of these will shout Bingo too.

7. One More Winner
Our last winner will be the first to Black out his whole card. The first person to write an X over all his sounds will call out “Bingo.”

The 25 Sounds
The mp3 audios below have 25 sounds on them. “Sound Effect Bingo 1″ has the same sounds as “Sound Effect Bingo 2″ but they are in a different order. That is so that you can do the activity 2 times with the same group.

 

 Sound Effect Bingo 1 [3:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (186)

 

 Sound Effect Bingo 2 [3:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (117)