Sortify: U.S. Constitution Discussion Starters

Use these Sortify Discussion Starters to help students reflect on their learning during and after the Sortify: U.S. Constitution game, and expand the discussion to how game play relates to real life.

• What strategies did you use when choosing your bucket labels?

• How did you decide which bucket to place your tiles in when there was more than one option?

• For which continent was it most difficult to find tiles? Why?

• How were the “separation of powers” and “checks and balances” tiles alike? How were they different?

• Why do you think “limited government” was worth 5 points?

• Which tiles were the most difficult to sort? Why?

• Were there any bucket labels that were confusing to you? How did you figure it out?

• What are some other ways your tiles could have been sorted?

• If you could create 5 additional tiles to include in the game, what would they be?