2023 Free Printable Book Bingo – Summer Reading Challenge
Book bingo is a great summer game, but can, and should be, played year round.
We love reading in this house, and in fact, our son has enjoyed books long before he could read. Yes I know we are blessed. But I am still always on the lookout for fun ways to encourage reading, and for the summer months, I have created this book bingo.
We actually play it all the time and there is a printout of it in his bedroom. As soon as he gets “bingo” he gets a prize. But I will explain more about that later.
Carry on reading for the free printable (at the bottom of the post) and also see what kids books we use to help us get BINGO!
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Book Bingo
We just love to make a challenge out of things, so this game is a perfect time to get even more books! There are a number of ways to win:
5 in a row – Of course the traditional BINGO – if he gets 5 in a row he gets to choose a book to buy from Amazon.
All the books round the edge of the board – He gets to buy a book of his choosing, plus $10 Amazon voucher to spend on what he wants!
All of the books! – This will take some time, but when he has read all of the books on the book bingo, the prize is a book of his choosing, plus a $25 Amazon gift voucher!
Being a homeschool mom, any excuse to buy more books is a bonus, especially if they are books he actually wants to read!
Scroll down further to download your FREE printable!
Why not create book reports for all of the books they read? A great way to encourage them to write, and make sure they have understood the book properly.
If you are looking for a different book bingo I recommend these from Etsy.
Reading Bingo Challenge
If you are struggling to know what books to get I have given some ideas for Book Bingo, however, the library will definitely be able to help you too. If you are still looking for more books check out our favorite 100 books for 9 year old boys and over 40 books for 13 year old boys that they won’t want to put down.
Read a book:
That has been turned into a movie
Harry Potter – with these books he reads the book first and then will watch the movie. What I love about this is he will write a book report and then write a comparison report for book vs movie which gets added to his homeschool portfolio!
With an animal on the cover
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
About an historical event
Joke book
Check out our favorite joke books for kids here.
With a number in the title
Prize-winning book
Amari and the Knight Brothers
Written by an author who is famous for something else
Poem
Spike Milligan Silly Verse for Kids
Set in the future
Kids self-help books
If you are looking for kids philosophy books check out my latest blog post
Books to do with sports
Set in another country
Books about a President
Check out 15 of our favorite President books for kids.
Ben Franklins in my bathroom! (A Founding Father is close enough!!!!) Celebrate the life and achievements of one of America’s founding fathers with our free Benjamin Franklin coloring pages.
Kids Books with only 1 word in the title
Matilda (check out our Roald Dahl Day activities)
Printable Book Bingo
Make sure you choose the correct paper size and click on the shrink to fit button. All of our free printables work better when printed on cardstock (this is the one we use and love.)
Other summer printables you will enjoy:
- Beach scavenger hunt
- Summer bucket list for teenagers
- Free printable road trip bingo
- Camping scavenger hunt
- Zoo scavenger hunt
Last Updated on 15 September 2022 by homeschoolof1