(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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Parent surprised by missing work
"They act the same way at home"
You realize you’ve repeated the same explanation 14 times tonight
Feeling the need to drink after after the PTC
Each parent receives different info from student
Student suddenly becomes silent and avoids eye contact
Parent goes off about another teacher
"They don't act like this at home"
"What does developing even mean?"
Early parent
Parent wants child next to specific people
My child says that they don't get homework
Technology keeps 'deleting' assignments
Parent brings up events from previous years
"We know our child can be a lot but..."
"So that's where the kid gets their behaviour from" Teacher thought
"How can we help them," Parent with no follow through
Parent wants absentee student to get proficient
Parent insists that child works better at home
Parent upset over mark
Student is leaving on vacation and wants all the work ahead of time
Conference is mostly off topic
Parent wants more updates
"Can you give them less work?"
Parent comes in just to say hi
Interview goes over time
Lights flicker or shut off because of motion sensors
"They don't listen to us"
Parent wants district‑level policy changes
Two families arrive at the same time
Parent shares vague concerns about “the class environment” with no examples
Student has a victim complex
Parent blames teacher for student behaviour
Your drink is empty but you don’t have time to refill it
Less than 2 minute long interview
Parent wants fewer updates
Parent dislikes proficiency scale
ELL parent has no one to translate for them
Parent requests extensions for non‑academic reasons
Student tries to negotiate a mark in front of parents
Teacher name pronunciation issues
Late parent
Divorced parents blame each other
Student brings a friend or sibling who sits quietly but stares at you the entire time
Forgot to plug in laptop
Parent can't get on to MyEd
"Why aren't they doing better?"
Parent wants child away from certain people
Interview turns philosophical about “kids these days.”
