College Human BINGO

Human BINGO is a fun, interactive activity that helps people get to know each other
and have conversations about college. Use it with students in class or with staff
during a meeting.

Materials
 1 BINGO card per player

 Pen or pencil

Prep the game

 Decide which version you want to play: Oregon Colleges or College Experiences.
 Print and cut one BINGO card per player. Use both cards #1 and #2 at the same time for
variety.

How to play
 Pass out one BINGO card per player.
 Players must find a person who attended the college or for whom the statements about
college experiences are true. Students must find a teacher, administrator, other school staff
member, and/or member of the community to sign their card.
 That person signs the box which contains their true statement. Depending on the number of
people, you can specify how many times people may sign one BINGO card.
 Five in a row wins: horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

Extension activities
 Players have a conversation about the college or experience with each person that signs
their card.
 Players choose one or more of the colleges or experiences on their card and write a short
essay (e.g. something they’re looking forward to or basic facts about a college).
 Lead a large group debrief about the variety of types of colleges and experiences.

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