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Find Someone Who Bingo Cards

A mingling game that gets a class or a small group talking. Each square is a prompt like "has a summer birthday" — students walk around, ask questions, and write a classmate's name in any square that fits.

Free to design and print · edit any square · 3×3, 4×4, or 5×5

Find someone who bingo is built for movement: instead of marking squares yourself, you fill each one with the name of a classmate it describes. It is a tidy first-week icebreaker, a club meeting warm-up, or a way to settle a new group of students before the real lesson begins.

The prompts here are written for classrooms and small events — has a summer birthday, can name all the planets, has a younger sibling — so they stay friendly and age-appropriate. Every card is shuffled from the same square list, so each student gets a different grid and has to talk to many people to fill it.

Find-someone-who prompts
  • Has a summer birthday
  • Can name all the planets
  • Has a younger sibling
  • Has a pet
  • Plays an instrument
  • Can whistle
  • Likes pineapple on pizza
  • Has read a whole series
  • Can speak two languages
  • Walks to school
  • Has been camping
  • Loves math
  • Owns a bike
  • Can do a cartwheel
  • Has a garden at home
  • Plays a team sport
  • Has flown on a plane
  • Knows a magic trick
  • Likes spicy food
  • Can name a constellation
  • Has a middle name
  • Collects something
  • Has a birthday this month
  • Can touch their toes

These are just a starting point — swap in your own words in the editor before you print.

Ideas for your game

  • Set a one-name rule

    Tell students each classmate can sign only one square on their card. It forces them to talk to many different people instead of crowding around one friend.

  • Use it as a memory warm-up

    After the game, ask students to recall one fact they learned about someone in the room. It turns a quick mingle into a lesson in listening and names.

  • Print a class set or share a link

    Print one unique card per student for a moving game, or share a link and QR code if a small group prefers to fill prompts on their phones.

Editable and printable

Edit every square. Open the card in the editor, keep the suggested squares or replace them with your own words, emoji, or photos, and pick a theme that fits the day.

Print a whole set at once. Each card is shuffled from the same square list, so every player gets a unique grid. Print to standard letter or A4 paper on any home printer — or order professionally printed cards shipped to your door.

Or play live. Share one link and a QR code and the whole room plays from their phones, in person or over video.

Questions

How is this different from human bingo?

These prompts are written for classrooms and small events, with friendly, age-appropriate questions about students. You can still edit every square to fit your group.

How do students win this version?

Players walk around and write a classmate's name in each matching square. The first to complete a line or the full card with valid names wins the round.

Can I write my own prompts?

Yes. Open the editor and replace any square with prompts tied to your class, club, or event, from inside jokes to facts about the curriculum.

How many cards should I print?

One per person. Each card is shuffled from the same prompt list, so everyone gets a different grid and has to mingle widely to fill it in.

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