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