(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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Conference room is too hot or too cold
“Just one more thing…” (turns into 10 things)
Progress monitoring methods are questioned
Someone asks about implementation logistics
LEA leaves the meeting
There are no more copies of the procedural safeguards
Someone says “to be honest…”
Final decision revisited before closing
Placement discussion becomes very nuanced
“Quick question” (not quick)
“We’ll circle back to that”
Someone participates virtually
“We just want what’s best for the student”
“According to data…” (followed by interpretation debate)
Both parents attend the meeting
“We’ll just go in order” (then don’t)
Someone proposes a service without data to support
Last-minute clarification added at the end
Timeline discussion appears unexpectedly
Meeting is interrupted by a phone call or emergency
Someone starts writing after decision is made
“Can you repeat that?”
“We’re all on the same page” (but checking anyway)
Meeting ends with action steps scramble
Acronym used without explanation
Everyone looks at each other silently
Pens start moving when important decisions happen
Agenda is referenced but not followed exactly
Parent brings copy of draft IEP with them
Side conversation starts mid-discussion
“What does that look like in the classroom?”
“Let me play devil’s advocate…”
Meeting cannot start on time due to late member
One section takes up half the meeting
Introductions take longer than expected
Parent concern leads to longer discussion segment
Clarification of accommodations requested
“Let’s put that in writing”
“In my experience…”
Outside provider attends and contributes nothing
Parent does not attend the meeting
You spill coffee on your IEP copies
Meeting runs into next scheduled meeting
“Least restrictive environment” mentioned
A concern in a skill area is brought up that has never talked about before
You show up to the wrong meeting location
A silence where everyone is mentally organizing notes
A support is added or adjusted
“Let’s revisit that later”
You bring the wrong student file to the meeting
The general education teacher does not talk
“We’ve seen progress, but…”
Meeting has more than 8 people
Goal wording gets debated for 5+ minutes
Service minutes discussed in detail
Someone says “I don’t want to derail the meeting, but…”
