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