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