This easy fall bingo game is a fun addition to your classroom during the fall season. Use it for a fall class party, fall festival, Fun Friday, sub day, whole-class reward, family literacy night, or simply when you want to add a little seasonal fun to your day.

Squirrel Bingo can also be used as a fun way to review vocabulary while keeping students engaged.

What’s Included:

• 30 different squirrel bingo cards
• Teacher calling cards

Quick & Easy Prep

Getting ready to play is simple!

1. Print the bingo cards.
2. Print and cut the teacher calling cards.
3. Hand out the cards and start playing!

Laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested if you’d like to reuse the game throughout the fall season.

Perfect For:

• Fall classroom activities
• Fall class parties
• Fall festivals
• Classroom party games
• Fun Friday activities
• Sub days
• Whole-class rewards
• Vocabulary review
• Family literacy nights
• Seasonal classroom fun

Whether you’re celebrating fall, filling a few extra minutes, or just looking for a fun classroom game, Squirrel Bingo is an easy way to bring some smiles to your day!

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Just print, grab some bingo markers, and play! This resource works well for literacy centers, small groups, whole-class phonics practice, Fun Fridays, early finishers, family literacy nights, or an easy sub day activity.

What’s Included

• 30 unique bingo cards featuring CVC word pictures
• 2 sets of teacher calling cards
  • Picture only
  • Picture + CVC word
• 2 recording sheets for center accountability or quick assessment

Teacher Tip: Laminate the bingo cards and calling cards for a durable, reusable literacy game you can pull out year after year.

CVC Word Families Included

Students get practice with a variety of CVC word families and short vowel patterns:

Short A: -ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -at

Short E: -ed, -eg, -en, -et

Short I: -ib, -id, -ig, -im, -in, -ip, -it, -ix

Short O: -ob, -od, -og, -ot

Short U: -ub, -ud, -ug, -um, -un, -ut

Perfect For

• Small groups
• Whole-class phonics practice
• Literacy center rotations
• Early finishers
• Fun Fridays
• Class parties
• Whole-class rewards
• Family literacy night
• Substitute teacher plans
• CVC word and short vowel review

Whether you’re working on CVC word families, phonemic decoding, short vowel sounds, or beginning phonics skills, this fall-themed bingo game makes practice feel more like play.

Print, play, and get in some extra CVC word practice!

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Students will walk around the classroom to find pumpkin-themed alphabet picture cards, identify each picture’s beginning sound, and record the matching letter on their recording sheet. It’s a simple way to add movement and hands-on learning to your fall literacy routine!

How It Works

1. Print and cut the pumpkin beginning sound cards.
2. Tape the alphabet cards around your classroom.
3. Give each student a recording sheet.
4. Students move around the room to find each pumpkin card.
5. They identify the picture, determine its beginning sound, and write the matching letter on their recording sheet.

Just print, cut, and go- no complicated prep required!

What’s Included

• 26 beginning sounds picture cards — A–Z
• Color pumpkin cards
• Black-and-white pumpkin cards for ink-friendly printing
• 2 recording sheets
  • One lined recording sheet
  • One recording sheet with handwriting lines

Why Add It to Your Fall Literacy Centers?

 Low prep: Print, cut, and you’re ready to play.

 Active learning: Students practice beginning sounds while moving around the classroom.

 Foundational literacy practice: Reinforces beginning sounds and letter recognition.

 Flexible: Use for fall literacy centers, small groups, morning work, early finishers, pumpkin week, or a purposeful movement break.

 Reusable: Laminate the cards for a durable activity you can use year after year.

 Ink-friendly option: Choose the black-and-white cards when you want to save ink.

Great For

• Pre-K
• Kindergarten
• Beginning sounds practice
• Alphabet recognition
• Letter-sound practice
• Fall literacy centers
• Pumpkin week activities
• Pumpkin unit activities
• October literacy activities
• ELA centers
• Small groups
• Morning work
• Early finishers
• Literacy games
• Movement activities

This fall-themed beginning sounds activity is a fun way to combine movement and literacy practice. Students get to search the classroom for each pumpkin card while reinforcing those important early alphabet and letter-sound skills.

Whether you use it as a fall literacy center, pumpkin activity, small-group game, or quick movement break with a purpose, this write-the-room activity makes beginning sounds practice feel a little more like play.

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Students choose a turkey card, read the CVC word aloud, and collect turkeys when they read the word correctly. But watch out for the Gobble! Gobble! cards! If a student draws one, they must say “gobble gobble” like a turkey and return all their collected turkeys to the container.

This CVC word game can be played with one student or a small group, making it a flexible resource for literacy centers, phonics small groups, partner practice, intervention, or independent work.

How to Play

Place the cards in a container and give them a shake. Students take turns choosing a card, looking at the word, and reading it aloud.

• If the student reads the CVC word correctly, they keep the card/turkey.
• When playing with a group, play moves to the next student.
• When playing independently, the student continues drawing cards.
• If a student draws a “GOBBLE!” card, they say Gobble! Gobble! and return their collected turkeys to the container.
• The next player takes a turn, or the student continues playing independently.

What’s Included

• CVC word cards for phonics and decoding practice
• Practice with middle sounds / medial vowel sounds
• All five short vowels: a, e, i, o, and u
• Color and black-and-white versions
• “Gobble! Gobble!” cards for an extra element of fun
• Laminate to be able to use year after year.

Short Vowels Included

All five short vowel sounds are included, making this activity easy to differentiate for students at different stages of phonics instruction.

Students who are still learning their short vowels can practice with only the cards they have learned. Simply add the appropriate cards to the container and gradually introduce additional short vowel sounds as students are ready.

This Thanksgiving phonics game is perfect for:

• Literacy centers
• Phonics centers
• Small-group instruction
• Independent reading practice
• Partner work
• Phonics intervention
• CVC word practice
• Middle sounds and medial vowel practice
• Short vowel practice
• Thanksgiving literacy activities
• Turkey-themed classroom activities

This Thanksgiving turkey CVC words game gives students a fun, hands-on way to practice reading CVC words, identifying short vowel sounds, and strengthening their decoding skills while adding a little holiday excitement to phonics instruction.

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These scarecrow bingo cards are perfect for class parties, fall festivals, fall classroom parties, whole-class rewards, sub days, family literacy nights, Fun Fridays, or anytime your students need a fun break. They also make a great way to sneak in a little vocabulary review while students play!

What’s Included:

• 30 different scarecrow bingo cards
• Teacher calling cards

Quick & Easy Prep

Prep is simple! Just print the bingo cards, print and cut the calling cards, and you’re ready to play. For a resource you can use again and again, laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested.

This fall classroom game is a fun option for elementary teachers looking for an easy fall activity, scarecrow activity, classroom party game, or bingo game with minimal prep.

Great For:

• Fall classroom parties
• Fall festivals
• Class celebrations
• Whole-class rewards
• Sub days
• Family literacy nights
• Fun Fridays
• Vocabulary review
• Fall-themed classroom activities

Grab the bingo markers and get ready for some scarecrow-themed fall fun!

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The game can be played with one student or a group of students, making it easy to use during literacy centers, small groups, partner practice, or independent work.

How to Play

Place all of the cards into a container and give them a shake. Have a student pull out a card, look at the letter on it, and say the sound it makes.

• If the student says the correct sound, they get to keep the card.
• If playing alone, the student chooses another card and continues playing.
• If playing with other students, play moves to the next student.
• Some cards say “Worm!”  If a student pulls a Worm! card, they can wiggle their finger like a worm and put all of their letter cards back into the container.
• The next player then takes a turn, or the student can start over if playing independently.

What’s Included

• Uppercase and lowercase letters
• Color and black-and-white versions
• Apple-themed beginning sounds practice
• Worm! cards for an extra element of fun
• Materials can be laminated and reused again and again

Ways to Use It

This apple alphabet game works well for:

• Literacy centers
• Small-group instruction
• Independent practice
• Partner work
• Letter recognition practice
• Beginning sounds and phonics practice
• Fall or apple-themed activities

For repeated use, laminate the cards before placing them in your game container. Students can enjoy practicing letter recognition and beginning sounds throughout the year while having fun with the apple and worm theme!

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Students draw cards, identify the letter, and say its sound to collect squirrels until an “Oh Nuts!” card adds a silly surprise! This low-prep beginning sounds game can be played independently or with a partner or small group, making it a versatile addition to your literacy centers, phonics lessons, and fall activities.

How to Play

Place the cards in a container and give them a shake. Students take turns pulling a card, identifying the letter, and saying the sound it makes.

• If the student says the correct sound, they keep the card.
• When playing independently, the student continues drawing cards.
• When playing with a group, play moves to the next student.
• If an “Oh Nuts!” card is drawn, the student pretends to gather acorns like a squirrel and returns all of their collected letter cards to the container.
• The next player takes a turn, or an independent player starts collecting again.

What’s Included

• Uppercase and lowercase letter cards
• Color and black-and-white versions
• Squirrel-themed beginning sounds practice
• “Oh Nuts!” cards for an extra element of fun

Ways to Use This Beginning Sounds Game

This squirrel alphabet game is perfect for:

• Literacy centers
• Phonics centers
• Small-group instruction
• Partner practice
• Independent practice
• Letter recognition activities
• Beginning sounds practice
• Letter sounds practice
• Fall literacy activities
• Squirrel or acorn-themed lessons

Laminate the cards for repeated use throughout the school year. Students will enjoy practicing letter identification and beginning sounds while collecting squirrels and playing this squirrel-themed phonics game!

Skills practiced: letter recognition, uppercase and lowercase letters, beginning sounds, letter-sound correspondence, and early phonics.

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With 30 unique bingo cards, this game is ideal for whole-class play, small groups, or learning centers. Simply print, cut the calling cards, and you’re ready for a fun autumn game your students will ask to play again and again!

Perfect For:

• Fall classroom parties
• Harvest parties
• Fall festivals
• Halloween alternatives
• Fun Friday activities
• Sub plans
• Early finishers
• Indoor recess
• Whole-class rewards
• Fall vocabulary review
• Small groups and literacy centers

What’s Included:

• 30 different Fall Animals Bingo cards
• Teacher calling cards
• Easy-to-print PDF

Prep is Quick & Easy!

Just:

• Print the bingo cards.
• Print and cut the calling cards.
• (Optional) Laminate the cards for years of classroom use.
• Grab some bingo markers and let the fun begin!

This low-prep activity is a great way to build classroom community while practicing seasonal vocabulary in an exciting, interactive way.

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Best of all, students are practicing fall vocabulary while they play!

What’s Included

• 30 unique Fall Bingo cards
• Teacher calling cards
• Easy-to-print PDF format

Prep is Quick & Easy!

Just:

• Print the bingo cards
• Print and cut the calling cards
• Grab some markers or bingo chips
• Play!

For repeated classroom use, laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is recommended.

Perfect For:

• Fall class parties
• Harvest parties
• Fall festivals
• Halloween alternatives
• Fun Fridays
• Substitute teacher plans
• Morning meetings
• Indoor recess
• Whole-class rewards
• Small groups
• Fall vocabulary review
• Seasonal classroom celebrations

Make your fall celebrations easy, engaging, and memorable with a game your students will ask to play again and again!

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Whether you’re planning for Fun Fridays, setting up your literacy centers, prepping for a family literacy night, or needing something easy for a sub day, this game has you covered. Just print and play – no prep required!

What’s Included:

• 30 unique fall-themed CVC word bingo cards
• 2 sets of teacher calling cards:
  • Picture-only set
  • Picture + CVC word set
• 2 recording sheets for center accountability or quick assessments
• Tip: Laminate the cards for a reusable fall literacy center year after year!

CVC Word Families Covered:

Short A: -ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -at
Short E: -ed, -eg, -en, -et
Short I: -ib, -id, -ig, -im, -in, -ip, -it, -ix
Short O: -ob, -od, -og, -op, -ot
Short U: -ub, -ud, -ug, -um, -un, -ut

Students will practice a wide variety of CVC word families, perfect for phonics review, decoding, and fluency practice.

Perfect For:

• Small groups & guided reading
• Whole-class rewards or brain breaks
• Literacy center rotations
• Early finishers
• Class parties with an academic twist
• Sub plans

Bring seasonal fun into your classroom while giving your students meaningful practice with CVC short vowels and word families. This fall bingo game is sure to be a classroom favorite all season long!

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The students will enjoy practicing their digraphs in this engaging activity. The student will choose a lea, say the word, and then place it on top of the correct tree. This is great to add as a monthly literacy center rotation, early finishers, or as a small group guided reading activity, or as part of your word work station. The possibilities are endless. Be sure to check out my store for other themed options as well.

What’s included:

Digraphs included are

• th 12 -th words 12 th- words
• ch 12 -ch words 12 ch- words
• sh 12 -sh words 12 sh- words
• wh 12 wh- words
• qu 12 qu- words
• ph 12 -ph- words
• kn 12-kn- words
• wr 12 wr- words
• ck 12 -ck words

A total of 144 different digraph words.

The leaves come in two ways, in word form and picture form so you can easily differentiate with your students.

Included is a color and black-and-white white printing option.

2 recording sheets are included, a lined page and a writing paper page

Laminating for durability is recommended.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print and cut and you’re ready for a fun fall digraph activity!

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Prep is simple and quick for all of these fall week center rotations. To make it even more fun, use these centers with your buddy class!

What’s Included:

There are 7 center rotations included. Table tents for each activity are also included.

1. Fall A-Z Scavenger Hunt Write the Room – Tape the picture cards around the room. The students will find them all and write each word.

2. Fall Board Games– The students choose between 3 different board games to play. Two review beginning sounds and one review numbers.

3. Leaf Investigation– The students will get to investigate leaves by measuring, describing, etc.

4. Acorn Measurement – The students will use acorns to measure the different items using non-standard measurement.

5. Make A Craft – The students will make a leaf craft.

6. Fall Dough Mats – The students will create fall shapes using Play-Doh to help build fine motor skills.

7. Make A Fall Hat – The students will create a hat to wear to celebrate fall.

Extra supplies that you will need.

Playdoh, a die for the board game, some leaves, and some snap cubes for the leaf investigation

These fall week centers will be such a fun addition to your fall unit this year!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Judith N. says, “This was a great resource that offered many options for my students to work on during the fall season. Thank you.”

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This no-prep Fall Fun Pack is a great way to keep your kids engaged and busy the last few days before Fall Break or Thanksgiving. They also are a fun addition to your fall class party, as a Fun Friday activity, or when you’ve come back from a field trip. This pack is filled with games, puzzles, mazes, and more!

All of the activities are fall-themed.

What’s included:

15 pages of activities plus a cover page for the packet.

• Dots and Boxes game
• Word scramble -fall words
• Maze
• Fall word search
• Follow the Directions
• Maze and writing prompt
• Count and graph
• Tic tac toe and maze
• Crack the Code addition
• Counting match and drawing
• Numbers to 30 board game
• Fall This or That
• Color By Numbers
• Spot the Difference
• Crossword Puzzle fall words

There is also an answer key for the word search and the crack the code included.

There are a couple of pages in the pack that can be played with a friend or you can choose to leave those out if you need to. Each student will need a paperclip to play the board game that is included.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the Fall Fun Pack and you’re ready for fun activities to keep your students engaged and having fun!

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This apple count the room activity is also included in the Apple Week Center Bundle which you can find here.

This quick-prep apple count the room center is a perfect way to incorporate movement in your math center rotation. This is a great way to allow your students to get up and move about the classroom while being on task.

Simply tape the 20 apple-themed cards around the room. The student will then find each of the cards, count the number of apples on the basket/s, and write the number in the basket on the included recording sheets.

What’s included:

20 numbered cunt the room cards that are apple-themed.

2 recording sheets – one with numbers 1-10 and one with numbers 1-20 so the activity can be differentiated.

The apple cards come in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the apple cards and place them around the room and you’re set for a fun apple-themed center for the week or month!

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These no-prep fall CVC words mystery puzzles are a fun, hands-on way to practice middle sounds and practice word work.

These mystery puzzles are a fun and engaging addition to your literacy center rotation, can be used in small groups, or can be sent home to play with family members. You can easily differentiate the puzzles too!

The students will match the puzzle piece CVC words to the matching CVC word picture to solve the mystery picture. A black and white copy can also be given to each student to color, and then cut and glue onto the matching CVC word picture to create the puzzle picture.

What’s included:

10 mystery puzzles All of the mystery puzzles are fall-themed.

1 short a puzzle

1 short e puzzle

1 short i puzzle

1 short o puzzle

1 short u puzzle

5 mixed puzzles

Comes in both color and black and white printing options

If you use as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the mystery puzzles and you’re ready for a fun fall CVC words activity!

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This quick-prep pumpkin patch write the room center is a perfect way to incorporate movement in your reading / ELA center rotation. This is a great way to allow your students to get up and move about the classroom while being on task.

Simply tape the 24 pumpkin patch-themed cards around the room. The student will then find each of the cards and write the corresponding words to the matching number on the included recording sheets.

What’s included:

24 numbered write the room cards that are pumpkin patch-themed.

2 recording sheets – one lined, one handwriting lines.

The pumpkin patch cards come in both color and black and white printing options

If you use itas a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pumpkin patch cards and place around the room and you’re set for a fun pumpkin-themed center for the week or month!

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This quick-prep Fall A-Z write the room center is a perfect way to incorporate movement in your reading / ELA center rotation. This is a great way to allow your students to get up and move about the classroom while being on task.

Simply tape the 26 fall-themed cards around the room. The student will then find each of the cards and write the corresponding words to the matching letter on the included recording sheets.

What’s included:

26 numbered write the room cards that are fall-themed.

2 recording sheets – one lined, one handwriting lines.

The fall cards come in both color and black and white printing options

If you use it as a center, laminating is suggested for longer use.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the Fall A-Z cards and place them around the room and you’re set for a fun fall-themed center for the week or month!

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The bingo cards are filled with the answer to 30 different fall-related jokes. The teacher will read each joke, and then the students will find the correct answer on their board. There is a matching picture on each of the calling cards and bingo cards so the students can easily check their answers. The pictures on the boards also make it so non-readers and ESL students can play as well.

These no-prep fall jokes bingo cards are perfect for parties, as a whole class reward, on sub days, or for Fun Fridays! They are also a great way to review vocabulary!

What’s included:

Included are 30 different bingo cards and a set of teacher calling cards. A second set of calling cards is included with the answer to each joke on it as well.

Laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the bingo cards, print and cut the calling cards and you’re ready for a fun party game

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