(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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Progress monitoring methods are questioned
“In my experience…”
Meeting ends with action steps scramble
“Quick question” (not quick)
Meeting runs into next scheduled meeting
Last-minute clarification added at the end
“We’ll just go in order” (then don’t)
“According to data…” (followed by interpretation debate)
Final decision revisited before closing
Parent concern leads to longer discussion segment
“We’ll circle back to that”
Someone says “to be honest…”
“Let’s revisit that later”
Conference room is too hot or too cold
Someone starts writing after decision is made
Goal wording gets debated for 5+ minutes
“Let’s put that in writing”
Placement discussion becomes very nuanced
“Can you repeat that?”
Everyone looks at each other silently
“Let me play devil’s advocate…”
“What does that look like in the classroom?”
One section takes up half the meeting
Free!
“We’ve seen progress, but…”
A support is added or adjusted
Someone asks about implementation logistics
Clarification of accommodations requested
“Least restrictive environment” mentioned
Side conversation starts mid-discussion
Service minutes discussed in detail
Someone proposed services for a skill with no data
Someone says “I don’t want to derail the meeting, but…”
Data is referenced but not shown
“We’re all on the same page” (but checking anyway)
LEA leaves the meeting
Conference room chair drops during meeting
“We just want what’s best for the student”
Meeting is interrupted by a phone call or emergency
Agenda is referenced but not followed exactly
Pens start moving when important decisions happen
“Just one more thing…” (turns into 10 things)
Meeting is late to start as member is missing
Multiple people talk at once
There are no copies of the procedural safeguards in the drawer
Meeting runs into next scheduled meeting
Someone is participating virtually
A silence where everyone is mentally organizing notes