clean start:makebeginning ofactivity "pop"should takebetween 3-5minutes andinvolve awritten productit's a gamewith a clearbeginningand endoral cloze:leave a wordout whenreading &students fill incall onstudentswithoutraising handsshow theclock: makeit visible tostudentsshort warm-up thatdoesn't needinstructionuse specific,oddincrements:be specificabout timeallow plausibleanonymity:correctstudents w/ousing namesclean finish:end on cueestablishestransitionsask studentsto read aloudfrequently, butmanage theprocessasks yourstudents toanswerquestions inunisonmake stepsmemorable(mnemonic)keep itpredictable:they willprepare to beaskedquestionsassume thebest: buildtrust withyourstudentslive in thenow: avoidharping onwhat can't befixedpreviewsthe day'slesson, orreviewunbundle:break uplargerquestions intosmaller onesrespectstudents'time byspending itproductivelykeep identity ofnext readerunpredictabalebreaks downcomplex tasksinto steps formasterystudentsrepeat whatteachers saidor completesfamiliar phrasefast-pacedvocal reviewto buildengagementback-pocketquestions:aligned toobjectivesclean start:makebeginning ofactivity "pop"should takebetween 3-5minutes andinvolve awritten productit's a gamewith a clearbeginningand endoral cloze:leave a wordout whenreading &students fill incall onstudentswithoutraising handsshow theclock: makeit visible tostudentsshort warm-up thatdoesn't needinstructionuse specific,oddincrements:be specificabout timeallow plausibleanonymity:correctstudents w/ousing namesclean finish:end on cueestablishestransitionsask studentsto read aloudfrequently, butmanage theprocessasks yourstudents toanswerquestions inunisonmake stepsmemorable(mnemonic)keep itpredictable:they willprepare to beaskedquestionsassume thebest: buildtrust withyourstudentslive in thenow: avoidharping onwhat can't befixedpreviewsthe day'slesson, orreviewunbundle:break uplargerquestions intosmaller onesrespectstudents'time byspending itproductivelykeep identity ofnext readerunpredictabalebreaks downcomplex tasksinto steps formasterystudentsrepeat whatteachers saidor completesfamiliar phrasefast-pacedvocal reviewto buildengagementback-pocketquestions:aligned toobjectives

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