Every teacher knows the moment when a bin of acorns and leaves comes in from the playground and the whole table suddenly wants to count. This fall i spy printable set borrows that excitement. There are five I Spy pages where children hunt through a scattered scene, find each kind of picture and write how many, plus four matching bingo boards and a set of calling cards.
Everything is in full color and sized for US Letter paper. The I Spy pages get steadily harder, so one download works for a mixed group. The same pictures show up on the fall bingo printable boards, which means the I Spy pages double as a warm-up for the game. They suit fall bingo for kids aged 3 to 6.
Free Fall I Spy and Bingo Printables to Download
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1. Fall I Spy Easy
Easy fall i spy printable: find and count four kinds of pictures, then write how many in the boxes.
2. Fall I Spy 2
Fall i spy page with five kinds of pictures to find, count and write, using numbers up to 7.
5. Fall I Spy Challenge
Challenge fall i spy page with eight look-alike maple and chestnut leaves to tell apart and count.
6. Fall Bingo Board 1
Fall bingo board 1: a 4×4 grid of colorful fall pictures with a free leaf space.
7. Fall Bingo Board 2
Fall bingo board 2 with a different mix of leaves, fruit and mushrooms to cover.
8. Fall Bingo Board 3
Fall bingo board 3 for kids, a new arrangement so every player has a different card.
9. Fall Bingo Board 4
Fall bingo board 4 completes the set of four different boards for a small group.
10. Fall Bingo Calling Cards
Fall bingo calling cards: 20 cut-out cards with picture and name to draw from a bag.
Want everything in one go? This single PDF holds all 10 pages in the order shown above:
How to Use the I Spy Pages
Start with the easy page, which has only four kinds of pictures and small numbers. Let children point at each picture as they count it, and tell them to touch every item once. A lot of little ones count the same acorn twice, so a tip that works well is to make a small dot with a crayon on each picture after counting it. The dots also show you at a glance which items were missed.
Pages two to four add more kinds of pictures and bigger numbers, up to 10. Use them in a center, as morning work or as a quiet task after recess. The challenge page is the one children talk about. It hides eight kinds of leaves that look alike, so a yellow maple has to be told apart from a yellow chestnut leaf. Ask what is different about the shape before they count, and you will hear some lovely careful looking.
If a child gets stuck, do not give the number. Ask them to cover the pictures they have counted with a finger, or to count one row of the scene at a time, top to bottom. Once the page is done, check the tally boxes together and let the child tell you which picture there was the most of. That small comparison question builds number sense without adding anything to print.
Playing Fall Bingo
Print one board per child and cut the calling cards apart along the dashed lines. Fold them in half or drop them in a paper bag, then draw one at a time and say the name aloud. Children cover the matching picture with a counter, a small leaf cutout, a button or a dried bean. The center space on each board is free, and four in a row wins.
Each of the four boards holds a different mix of fifteen pictures, so winners will not all shout at once. For the youngest group, call the cards slowly and hold each one up so children can match by sight. Older children can be the caller and read the names, which is real reading practice in disguise. Slip the boards into plastic sleeves and use dry erase markers to cross off squares, and the set will last all season.
Answer Key for the I Spy Pages
Numbers are listed in the order the pictures appear in the row at the bottom of each page, from left to right. Page 1: 2, 5, 3, 4. Page 2: 4, 7, 3, 5, 6. Page 3: 6, 3, 8, 5, 4, 7. Page 4: 9, 4, 6, 10, 5, 7. Page 5, the challenge page: 5, 8, 3, 6, 9, 2, 7, 4. The bingo pages have no answers, since any picture can be called.
Frequently Asked Questions
What age are these fall I spy and bingo printables for?
They suit children aged 3 to 6. Preschoolers do well with the easy I Spy page and bingo with an adult calling, while kindergarteners can handle the challenge page and run the game themselves.
Do I need a color printer?
The pages are designed in full color because children match pictures by color and shape. If you can only print in black and white, the I Spy pages still work, but the challenge page is much harder.
How many players can use the bingo boards?
There are four different boards, so four children can play at once with no matching cards. For a bigger group, print extra copies and pair children up to share a board.
Do I need to print all 10 pages?
No. Each page is its own PDF, so print only what you need. The bundle holds all 10 pages in one file.
Can I use these printables for free in class?
Yes. Print as many copies as your class, daycare or co-op needs, with no sign-up. Please link back to this page rather than posting the PDFs elsewhere.
- I Spy Summer printable: the same find and count game with a summer theme.
- I Spy Winter activity: a winter set for the colder months.
- Fall math worksheets: ten counting and number pages with the same fall pictures.
- 15 best free printable fall worksheets: more fall pages for writing, reading and art.
- Counting numbers 1 to 10 worksheets: extra practice for children who need more time with small numbers.
- School readiness worksheets: a hub of printables for the year before kindergarten.
Print a few pages, find a handful of real acorns for counters and let the searching begin. This fall i spy printable set gives you quiet counting practice and a classroom game in one download.
