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