Teacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Teacher hassomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outTeacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Teacher hassomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting out

Socratic Seminar Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Teacher adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  2. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  3. Teacher has someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  4. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  5. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  6. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  7. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  8. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  9. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  10. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  11. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  12. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  13. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  14. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  15. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  16. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  17. Someone contributes "I respectfully disagree with _ because _."
  18. Someone references the authors words for support
  19. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  20. Someone makes a negative comment about someone's opinion. Not Respectful!
  21. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  22. You use the author's words to support your response.
  23. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  24. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out