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