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

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