live in thenow: avoidharping onwhat can't befixedkeep itpredictable:they willprepare to beaskedquestionsuse specific,oddincrements:be specificabout timekeep identity ofnext readerunpredictabalerespectstudents'time byspending itproductivelyunbundle:break uplargerquestions intosmaller onesshow theclock: makeit visible tostudentsstudentsrepeat whatteachers saidor completesfamiliar phraseback-pocketquestions:aligned toobjectivesclean start:makebeginning ofactivity "pop"it's a gamewith a clearbeginningand endasks yourstudents toanswerquestions inunisonassume thebest: buildtrust withyourstudentsask studentsto read aloudfrequently, butmanage theprocesspreviewsthe day'slesson, orreviewallow plausibleanonymity:correctstudents w/ousing namesmake stepsmemorable(mnemonic)call onstudentswithoutraising handsclean finish:end on cueestablishestransitionsshort warm-up thatdoesn't needinstructionfast-pacedvocal reviewto buildengagementoral cloze:leave a wordout whenreading &students fill inshould takebetween 3-5minutes andinvolve awritten productbreaks downcomplex tasksinto steps formasterylive in thenow: avoidharping onwhat can't befixedkeep itpredictable:they willprepare to beaskedquestionsuse specific,oddincrements:be specificabout timekeep identity ofnext readerunpredictabalerespectstudents'time byspending itproductivelyunbundle:break uplargerquestions intosmaller onesshow theclock: makeit visible tostudentsstudentsrepeat whatteachers saidor completesfamiliar phraseback-pocketquestions:aligned toobjectivesclean start:makebeginning ofactivity "pop"it's a gamewith a clearbeginningand endasks yourstudents toanswerquestions inunisonassume thebest: buildtrust withyourstudentsask studentsto read aloudfrequently, butmanage theprocesspreviewsthe day'slesson, orreviewallow plausibleanonymity:correctstudents w/ousing namesmake stepsmemorable(mnemonic)call onstudentswithoutraising handsclean finish:end on cueestablishestransitionsshort warm-up thatdoesn't needinstructionfast-pacedvocal reviewto buildengagementoral cloze:leave a wordout whenreading &students fill inshould takebetween 3-5minutes andinvolve awritten productbreaks downcomplex tasksinto steps formastery

TCAC 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. live in the now: avoid harping on what can't be fixed
  2. keep it predictable: they will prepare to be asked questions
  3. use specific, odd increments: be specific about time
  4. keep identity of next reader unpredictabale
  5. respect students' time by spending it productively
  6. unbundle: break up larger questions into smaller ones
  7. show the clock: make it visible to students
  8. students repeat what teachers said or completes familiar phrase
  9. back-pocket questions: aligned to objectives
  10. clean start: make beginning of activity "pop"
  11. it's a game with a clear beginning and end
  12. asks your students to answer questions in unison
  13. assume the best: build trust with your students
  14. ask students to read aloud frequently, but manage the process
  15. previews the day's lesson, or review
  16. allow plausible anonymity: correct students w/o using names
  17. make steps memorable (mnemonic)
  18. call on students without raising hands
  19. clean finish: end on cue establishes transitions
  20. short warm-up that doesn't need instruction
  21. fast-paced vocal review to build engagement
  22. oral cloze: leave a word out when reading & students fill in
  23. should take between 3-5 minutes and involve a written product
  24. breaks down complex tasks into steps for mastery