Memorial Day Bingo Cards

How to play Memorial Day bingo

1. Give each player a card and something to mark squares with.
2. The caller reads words from the caller's list in any order, ticking each one off.
3. Players mark a word when it's called. The middle square is free.
4. The first to complete a row, column or diagonal shouts "Bingo!" and the caller checks the card.

Print 2 cards to a page to save paper, cut them apart, and use candy, cereal or buttons as markers. The caller’s list on the last page makes calling easy.

Good to know

• Memorial Day began as Decoration Day after the Civil War. In 1868 General John A. Logan called for decorating the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers on May 30.
• Since 1971 it has been observed on the last Monday in May, and the National Moment of Remembrance asks Americans to pause at 3 p.m. local time.
• The red poppy became a symbol of remembrance through John McCrae's World War I poem "In Flanders Fields."
• Memorial Day honors service members who died in military service, while Veterans Day in November thanks everyone who served, a useful distinction to talk through with students.

Words on these cards

rememberhonorsacrificesoldiersheroesflagpoppiesparadecemeterywreathsaluteTapsbuglemilitaryArmyNavyAir ForceMarinesCoast GuardSpace ForceservicedutycouragebraverypatriotfreedomlibertyAmericahalf staffmemorialArlingtontributegratitudeDecoration DayMayMondayuniformmedalPurple HeartGold Starsilenceprayergravesreflectionred white blueanthemveteransfallen

Want a quiet activity too? Print the Memorial Day word search with the same words.