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