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