Mrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Mrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.

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