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