If your students are learning about probability and you’re looking for a hands-on, engaging way to apply those skills, bring the fun of Bingo into your classroom with the exciting A Chance of Bingo: Probability Game.

This resource puts a fresh twist on the traditional Bingo format by integrating spinners and probability-based challenges. Students practise identifying the likelihood of different outcomes expressed as fractions, decimals, and percentages. It’s a perfect way to bring together mathematical thinking, chance, and game-based learning in one ready-to-go resource.

Whether used as a whole-class warm-up, small group activity, or a fun assessment tool, A Chance of Bingo: Probability Game promotes student interaction, quick thinking, and a solid understanding of probability terminology and representations.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify probabilities as fractions, decimals, and percentages
• ✅ Match probability descriptions to visual spinner representations
• ✅ Apply mathematical reasoning to determine the likelihood of outcomes
• ✅ Build fluency with the language of probability and chance

What’s Included:

• Instruction sheet with simple gameplay rules
• 6 different Bingo boards featuring spinners and varying probability combinations
• 24 playing cards with probability descriptions (fraction, decimal, or percentage)
• Answer sheet that matches cards to correct spinners for easy checking

Materials Needed:

• Printed Bingo boards and playing cards (colour or low-colour)
• Counters, chips, or tokens to cover the boards
• Optional: whiteboard markers if laminating for reuse

How to Use:

1. Print the Bingo boards and cut out the 24 probability playing cards.
2. Give each student or pair a Bingo board and a set of tokens or counters.
3. Shuffle the probability playing cards and draw them one at a time to read aloud.
4. Students listen and scan their board to find the spinner that matches the description.
5. If a match is found, they cover it with a token. The first to cover their board wins.
6. Use the included answer key for student-led checking or quick teacher reference.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a fun conclusion to a probability unit for review and consolidation
• 💡 Include in a maths rotation as a hands-on station for applied learning
• 💡 Play as a whole-class game to practise identifying probability forms quickly
• 💡 Incorporate into a relief lesson – no prep required beyond printing
• 💡 Use the answer sheet as a class discussion prompt about how spinner segments relate to fractional and percentage values

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Print the playing cards and boards on thick cardstock or laminate them for repeated use throughout the year
• 💛 Encourage students to justify their choices by explaining how they matched the spinner to the card description
• 💛 Extend the game by having students create their own probability cards based on custom spinners
• 💛 Provide lower- or higher-level spinners for differentiation, depending on student need

With A Chance of Bingo: Probability Game, students practise probability in a dynamic and memorable way – combining classroom fun with deep mathematical thinking.