Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneinterruptsa speaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Mrs. Joly-Causeadds a point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonereferencesthe author'swords forsupportSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonevoluntarilystarts thediscussionSomeone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone says Irespectfullydisagreewith you because______Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Mrs. Joly-Causeasks someone torepeat what theysaidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneinterruptsa speaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Mrs. Joly-Causeadds a point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonereferencesthe author'swords forsupportSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonevoluntarilystarts thediscussionSomeone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone says Irespectfullydisagreewith you because______Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Mrs. Joly-Causeasks someone torepeat what theysaidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.

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