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

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