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