Fact or Fib Showdown is a great
formative assessment strategy.
Students have fun AND get
feedback for learning
“Fact or Fib Showdown!”
(Kagan, 2009)
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Each person
gets 2 Post-it
notes.
Write “fact”
on one note
and “fib” on
the other.
Hold one note
in each hand –
words toward
your palm.
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:
Step 8:
Compare
and discuss
answers.
Teacher
verifies and
clarifies.
(Kagan, 2009)
If I teach a few word
problems about money then
I will meet the expectations
of the new PFL strand.