Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonemakes youthink aboutthe text in anew wayYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Mr. B askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hearit. Speak up!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributesby saying "Ibelieve __because__."You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeoneuses aSentenceStarterSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe questionbe repeated.Mr. B. adds anopinion eventhough he issupposed to justbe facilitating.Whoops.Someone asksa question youhadn't everconsideredbeforeSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Adisagreementis saved frombecoming adebateSomeone helpsa peer get theirtalking pointsby asking adirect question.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonesaves thecircle froman awkwardsilenceSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonemakes youthink aboutthe text in anew wayYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Mr. B askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hearit. Speak up!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributesby saying "Ibelieve __because__."You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeoneuses aSentenceStarterSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe questionbe repeated.Mr. B. adds anopinion eventhough he issupposed to justbe facilitating.Whoops.Someone asksa question youhadn't everconsideredbeforeSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Adisagreementis saved frombecoming adebateSomeone helpsa peer get theirtalking pointsby asking adirect question.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonesaves thecircle froman awkwardsilenceSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"

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, "I would like to add..."
  2. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  3. Someone makes you think about the text in a new way
  4. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  5. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  6. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  7. Mr. B asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  8. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  9. Someone contributes by saying "I believe __ because__."
  10. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  11. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  12. Someone uses a Sentence Starter
  13. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  14. Someone references the authors words for support
  15. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated.
  16. Mr. B. adds an opinion even though he is supposed to just be facilitating. Whoops.
  17. Someone asks a question you hadn't ever considered before
  18. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  19. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  20. A disagreement is saved from becoming a debate
  21. Someone helps a peer get their talking points by asking a direct question.
  22. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  23. Someone saves the circle from an awkward silence
  24. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"