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