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