"Remembrance" Bingo
Remembrance Bingo can be a fun way to introduce your students to some remembrance-related vocabulary.
Play "Remembrance" Bingo
Teacher's steps
- Provide each student a copy of the Remembrance Bingo card and the images card. Tip: you could laminate blank bingo cards so they can be reused in the future.
- Cut out each of the 25 pieces on the image card and put them all into a container.
- You may wish to offer a small prize or reward to each winner.
Students' steps
- Cut out the 25 playing pieces and select 16 of them. The remaining nine pieces can be set aside and used later.
- Tape the 16 pieces on the blank card. This way, each student should have a unique bingo card.
- Use real bingo chips (or have students make their own using scrap paper) to mark the cards, when a word on their card is called out.
Start the game
When the students are ready, decide on the type of bingo game. You can choose:
- One full line (horizontal, vertical, diagonal),
- two full lines,
- all four corners,
- blackout (i.e. the whole card).
To begin the game, pull an image out of your container of 25 images and call out the word. Get ready to hear ‘Remembrance Bingo'!
Extension activities
Once the Bingo game is over, you could:
- start a class discussion about the words and their descriptions;
- use the word list for a spelling bee contest;
- ask the students to use these words to write sentences or stories about remembrance;
- use these words to create a picture-dictionary with students' own definitions that they could share with the class; or
- create crossword puzzles using the words and the definitions.
Word list
Here are the 25 words from the Remembrance Bingo picture card and an explanation of each word.
- Bonfire Jr.
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Fictional character created to remember the horse Bonfire who served with Canadian doctor and poet John McCrae in France and Belgium during the First World War.
- Ellie
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Fictional character created to remember the elephant Bandoola who served during the Second World War in Asia.
- Gandy
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Fictional character created to remember the dog Gander who served with the Royal Rifles of Canada in Hong Kong during the Second World War.
- Simone
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Fictional character created to remember the cat Simon who served on a British ship in China in 1949.
- Squeaker
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Fictional character created to remember the pigeon Beachcomber who served in the Dieppe Raid during the Second World War.
- Win
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Fictional character created to remember the bear Winnie who served as a mascot with the Fort Garry Horse, a Canadian cavalry regiment during the First World War.
- Canada
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Country located in North America, consisting of ten provinces and three territories.
- Cemetery
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A place to bury the dead. More than 100,000 Canadians died in service and many of them are buried in war cemeteries overseas.
- Izzy Doll
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Crocheted or knitted doll made to bring comfort to children in war-torn countries. Created by Carol Isfeld, mother of Master Corporal Mark Isfeld, of the Royal Canadian Engineers. Izzy was the nickname of Mark Isfeld who died in a peace support operation in 1994.
- Maple leaf
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The red maple leaf is a symbol of our country and appears on the Canadian flag.
- Medal
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A flat piece of metal with an image or inscription to commemorate an event or a person and given as an award. Animals can also receive a medal for bravery called the Dickin Medal.
- Monument
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A structure built to commemorate a person or important event.
- November 11
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Known as Remembrance Day in Canada and other Commonwealth countries. The date was chosen to commemorate the end of the First World War, which happened on 11 November 1918.
- Peace
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The absence of dispute, conflict or war. It is also a state of mind when feeling secure and calm.
- Peace crane
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Paper peace cranes are a symbol of peace. Every year thousands of people around the world fold paper cranes as an expression of hope for a world at peace.
A flower used to remember those who died in wartime. During the First World War, it was often the only flower that grew in the battlefields. It is one of the main symbols of remembrance and is the subject of the famous poem In Flanders Fields by Canadian Dr. John McCrae.
To keep in mind. To recall someone or something from the past. To think of someone or something with emotion as when we remember those who served Canada in military conflicts at home or in other countries.
An individual serving in an army.
A structure designed to be a monument for commemorating the final resting place of a dead person. e.g. the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Long ditch dug into the ground to protect soldiers on a battlefield from enemy fire. e.g. the trenches at Vimy Ridge.
Tulips are flowers that symbolize the friendship between Canada and the Netherlands. In the Second World War, Canada helped liberate the Dutch people. To say thank you, the Netherlands sent Canada 100,000 tulip bulbs after the war.
A person who served in the military for their country in times of conflict or peace.
A village located in northern France which was the scene of a large battle during the First World War. Vimy Ridge is home to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Armed conflict between nations or states. Canada has participated in several different wars since Confederation in 1867, such as the South African War (1899-1902), the First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War (1939-1945) and the Korean War (1950-1953).
Circular object made of plants or flowers. Wreaths are laid during remembrance ceremonies to honour Canadians who died in service.
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