(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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Everyone looks at each other silently
“Let’s put that in writing”
Meeting is interrupted by a phone call or emergency
“We’re all on the same page” (but checking anyway)
Pens start moving when important decisions happen
LEA leaves the meeting
Meeting runs into next scheduled meeting
Parent concern leads to longer discussion segment
“Quick question” (not quick)
“Let’s revisit that later”
“We’ll circle back to that”
“Just one more thing…” (turns into 10 things)
Placement discussion becomes very nuanced
Meeting ends with action steps scramble
“We’ve seen progress, but…”
Someone asks about implementation logistics
Someone proposed services for a skill with no data
“According to data…” (followed by interpretation debate)
“Can you repeat that?”
Someone starts writing after decision is made
Goal wording gets debated for 5+ minutes
“In my experience…”
Conference room is too hot or too cold
Clarification of accommodations requested
Side conversation starts mid-discussion
Data is referenced but not shown
One section takes up half the meeting
Someone says “I don’t want to derail the meeting, but…”
Introductions take longer than expected
Final decision revisited before closing
Meeting is late to start as member is missing
Someone is participating virtually
“What does that look like in the classroom?”
“We just want what’s best for the student”
Free!
Progress monitoring methods are questioned
A silence where everyone is mentally organizing notes
Agenda is referenced but not followed exactly
Service minutes discussed in detail
“We’ll just go in order” (then don’t)
Acronym used without explanation
Last-minute clarification added at the end
There are no copies of the procedural safeguards in the drawer