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