Fact or Fib Showdown!

Fact or Fib Showdown!

Fact or Fib Showdown is a great formative assessment strategy.

Students have fun AND get feedback for learning

“Fact or Fib Showdown!” (Kagan, 2009)

Fact or Fib Showdown!

Step 1:

Each person gets 2 Post-it

notes.

Step 2:

Write “fact” on one note and “fib” on

the other.

Step 3:

Hold one note in each hand – words toward

your palm.

Step 4:

The teacher will present

a statement.

Step 5:Participants decide if the

statement is a fact or a fib.

(5-10 seconds of wait time).

Step 6:When the teacher

says, “Showdown!” participants slap

their answers down into the middle of

the table.

Step 7:

Compare and discuss

answers.

Step 8:

Teacher verifies and

clarifies.

(Kagan, 2009)

Fact or Fib Showdown!

K-8 Texas teachers will be required to teach personal financial literacy in math in

2014-2015 and beyond.FACT!

Fact or Fib Showdown!

Implementation year for ALL math

TEKS is 2014-2015.FIB!

Fact or Fib Showdown!

Answer:New Mathematics Standards will be implemented:

2014-2015: Grades K – 82015-2016: High School Courses

Fact or Fib Showdown!

Kindergarten students are expected to identify ways

to earn income in 2014-2015.FACT!

Fact or Fib Showdown!

If I teach a few word problems about money then I will meet the expectations

of the new PFL strand.FIB!

Fact or Fib Showdown!

Answer:The New PFL strand includes the following big ideas: saving money, managing money, borrowing money, spending money, earning income.