Free Printable Rainforest Animal Bingo Game

So, there was this one time I was driving through a rainforest with my family on a narrow road (one driving lane, with two directions of traffic) and another car needed to get past and we had a piece of our tire hanging off the edge of a cliff…. do I have your attention yet?!?! So obviously we survived, but, my oh my, what a memorable experience! This Rainforest Animal Bingo Printable Game is a much safer way to explore the Rainforest in preschool and kindergarten! Kids love the rainforest activity for preschool. So do parents and teachers! It is easy to prep and is played just like the classic game of Bingo! Help your students learn new vocabulary, habitats, and animal characteristics with this free printable game.

rainforest animals bingo games for preschoolers

match rainforest animals with this simple rainforest bingo game.

free printable rainforest bingo game for preschool.

Recommended Grade Level:

Preschool

Kindergarten

1st Grade

Supply List
Coordinating Activities

Rainforest Animal Bingo Supplies:

Printer/Ink
Laminating Supplies
Paper Cutter
Small Stars/Other Bingo Chip

rainforest animal theme matching game for preschoolers

overhead view of a monkey and banana themed alphabet matching game.

Learning Through a Rainforest Theme in Preschool

RAINFOREST PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES

A GAME OF BINGO IS A GREAT WAY TO ENGAGE STUDENTS, WORK ON FINE MOTOR SKILLS, AND LEARN NEW VOCABULARY.

I bet you didn’t know that there is actually a small rainforest in the Republic of Georgia. We lived over there for 9 years and until we started driving down that crazy one-lane road, I didn’t realize it either.

And yet, as we sat precariously on the side of that cliff, I knew that I was definitely going to remember it for the rest of my life (provided I lived to make it out of there…)

It didn’t have all the wildlife that the Amazon Rainforest has, but the ecosystem was very much the same. Raining multiple times a day when areas around it were perfectly dry!

This Rainforest Bingo is a fun game is a great way to get kids excited about the many ecosystems that our world has and learn about animals that they won’t see in their everyday life. And it is much safer than almost driving off a cliff. *wink*

Whether it is with numbers or animals, daubers or manipulatives. Preschool bingo is an energetic, fast moving, versatile game that can be played over and over without boredom setting in!

This particular Rain Forest Animal Bingo game is perfect for students from preschool through even 2nd grade! The animals are fun yet realistic. The colors are bold and bright. This makes this bingo game extra fun!

It will require memory, which is great, because there aren’t the animal names on the board to help them identify the animals. This is fantastic for ensuring that students actually know what the animals look like.

In addition to learning about rainforest animals, use the game board to you can pose additional questions for thought:

Have you ever seen a macaw/sloth/etc.?
What is your favorite rainforest animal? Why?
What sound do you hear at the beginning/middle/end of monkey/jaguar?
What kind of weather do they have in the rain forest?

What Can Preschoolers Learn While Playing a Game of Rainforest Bingo?

ANIMAL BINGO

LEARNING ABOUT ANIMALS IS A GREAT TIME TO INTRODUCE SCIENTIFIC VOCABULARY THAT SOMETIMES TRANSFERS TO OTHER TOPICS.

You can use rainforest vocabulary to compare/contrast with other animals, plants, or habitats.

Climate
Humid
Extinct
Crown/Canopy

Why Is It Important For Kids To Learn About Animals?

Children are naturally curious about everything around them. Learning about different types of living things helps them understand the world a little bit better.

Background Knowledge

Learning about rainforest animals is the first step toward more complex science concepts, like animal life cycles and the scientific process.

Understand Habitats

Looking at the world around us and identifying our surroundings is important. Learning different habitats helps kids compare and contrast characteristics.

Connect with Nature

The more children know and understand about the natural world, the more they will connect with and understand natural surroundings.

Make Connections

Learning different types of animals, from farm animals to ocean animals, helps kids make deeper connections among them and relate it to themselves.

How to Make the Activity:

To Prep:

There are 10 different bingo boards and the calling cards. Just print the boards and laminate them. Then, print and cut apart the cards.

To Play:

Playing is easy too! Each child gets a bingo card and a pile of pom poms. You can use pretty much anything to cover the pictures on the bingo sheets. We have used candy, coins, beads, or even a dry eraser marker or crayon to color in the square.

You can use the calling cards to randomly call out different animals. When you call out the animals, children will search on their boards. If they find the animal, they will place a marker of some sort over that animal. The game continues as such until someone has an entire row covered. This could be across, down, or diagonal. At this time they will call out “BINGO” and they are the winner.

Extend the Activity:

Art Activity

Make tree frogs from paper plates, use soda bottles to make a rainforest habitat, or make tissue paper and googly eye macaws. Art projects give kids more of that hands-on learning.

Scavenger Hunt

Instead of playing bingo with the cards, hide them around the room for children to find. Once found they can sort them or place them on a bingo card to match them.

Oral Language

Practice vocabulary and language just by using any bingo board! Name the animals, talk about their characteristics, what they eat, their behavior, etc.