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