Punxsutawney Phil Bingo Cards

Groundhog Day Bingo Card

These cards are about Groundhog Day. The story behind Groundhog Day is if the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If it doesn't, spring will be arriving soon. These include words like Canada, United States, ground squirrel, peeks, and sunshine.

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Words List For Groundhog Day Bingo Cards

Canada Candlemas Day February Phil Punxsutawney
United States burrow cloudy early forecast
ground squirrel hibernate hide hole marmot
peeks predict shadow six spring
sunshine weather weeks winter woodchuck



How To Play Punxsutawney Phil Bingo

  1. Print out your free Groundhog Day bingo boards, or make custom ones with Bingo Card Creator. Click here to get started.
  2. Give one card to each player.
  3. Call off words randomly, for example by using a call list. You can either just say a word, like "hide", or you can make up a more involved clue involving hide.
  4. When a word is called, each player should find it and mark it.
  5. The first player(s) to clear five words in any direction (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) wins a small prize.

Notes: How long a bingo game lasts depends on what pace you read the clues at and how many players you have. If you read faster, such as for older or more experienced students, or if you have more players, the game tends to end more quickly. In general, I suggest allocating between twenty and thirty minutes to a bingo game. Since they can potentially end as early as the fourth word called, though that is quite rare, I encourage you to keep playing in the event of the game being over earlier than you expected it to be. Almost 90% of bingo games with a 25 word list and 25 players will see their first bingo within 7 to 11 words being called.