Intermediate Debate Games and Activities Pack | 12 Games | ClaimLore

Twelve games built for the next step: the bridge between beginner opinion-and-reason work and advanced competitive strategy. Designed for grades 5-8, with activities that run 8-30 minutes each. No debate background is needed to teach them.

Teacher guide and materials

• Intermediate Game Lab teacher guide with complete rules and timing
• Online and in-person adaptations, with scaffolds and level-ups
• Three ready-to-run game days
• Twelve student worksheets
• A 72-motion bank

Printable cards and sheets

• 64 cut-apart cards covering claims, reasons, evidence, cross-examination, rebuttal, impact chains, weak links and judging
• Five reusable classroom sheets: game picker, talk tokens, game passport, game-day record and skill tracker

The 12 games

Claim Upgrade, Reason Ladder, Evidence Matchmaker, Question Chain, Two Sides One Story, Rebuttal Builder, Impact Chain Challenge, Weak Link Detective, Switch and Strengthen, Mini Flow Relay, Judge the Debate and Case Clash Challenge.