"S/he justisn't livingup topotential...""I'm goingto bemindful ofthe time."Somethingsnarky iswritten onboard/googledoc"...just notdoing thework."Complaintaboutadvisorcomments"Thatgrade wasa gift..."Audiblegrumble/sighat mention ofa kid"The waywe usedto do it..."Stretch out finalconversationbefore ameeting break.Puntdecisionon studentto the fall.A comment iseitherunacknowledgedor totallyignored.Bring up akid's extra-curricular asa distraction"Needs to get offtheirphone/device..."Assumptionsabout a kid'shome life."I'm justconcerned/worried(etc.)..."Talk abouta kid'ssocial lifeConfusionon how tograde akidBring up akid's friendsas adistraction3 consecutiveand identicalcommentsabout thesame kid.Spend >5mins. on astudent withstraight As.Audible"Aww" atmention ofa studentSomeone isobviouslywasting timeonline (notbingo)Spend >10minutes ona kid withstraight As.Puntdecision onstudent tothe end ofthe semesterDiscussstudent otherthan the oneat hand"S/he justdoesn'tlookhappy."Snarkaimed atwhomevergave an A-Ignoretimelimits.Someonegets visiblyangrydefending akidReturnconversationto previousstudentWe starttalking aboutthehomeworkloadSomeonegets throughentire meetingwithoutspeaking"S/he justisn't livingup topotential...""I'm goingto bemindful ofthe time."Somethingsnarky iswritten onboard/googledoc"...just notdoing thework."Complaintaboutadvisorcomments"Thatgrade wasa gift..."Audiblegrumble/sighat mention ofa kid"The waywe usedto do it..."Stretch out finalconversationbefore ameeting break.Puntdecisionon studentto the fall.A comment iseitherunacknowledgedor totallyignored.Bring up akid's extra-curricular asa distraction"Needs to get offtheirphone/device..."Assumptionsabout a kid'shome life."I'm justconcerned/worried(etc.)..."Talk abouta kid'ssocial lifeConfusionon how tograde akidBring up akid's friendsas adistraction3 consecutiveand identicalcommentsabout thesame kid.Spend >5mins. on astudent withstraight As.Audible"Aww" atmention ofa studentSomeone isobviouslywasting timeonline (notbingo)Spend >10minutes ona kid withstraight As.Puntdecision onstudent tothe end ofthe semesterDiscussstudent otherthan the oneat hand"S/he justdoesn'tlookhappy."Snarkaimed atwhomevergave an A-Ignoretimelimits.Someonegets visiblyangrydefending akidReturnconversationto previousstudentWe starttalking aboutthehomeworkloadSomeonegets throughentire meetingwithoutspeaking

Grading Meeting Bingo - Call List

(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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  1. "S/he just isn't living up to potential..."
  2. "I'm going to be mindful of the time."
  3. Something snarky is written on board/google doc
  4. "...just not doing the work."
  5. Complaint about advisor comments
  6. "That grade was a gift..."
  7. Audible grumble/sigh at mention of a kid
  8. "The way we used to do it..."
  9. Stretch out final conversation before a meeting break.
  10. Punt decision on student to the fall.
  11. A comment is either unacknowledged or totally ignored.
  12. Bring up a kid's extra-curricular as a distraction
  13. "Needs to get off their phone/device..."
  14. Assumptions about a kid's home life.
  15. "I'm just concerned/worried (etc.)..."
  16. Talk about a kid's social life
  17. Confusion on how to grade a kid
  18. Bring up a kid's friends as a distraction
  19. 3 consecutive and identical comments about the same kid.
  20. Spend >5 mins. on a student with straight As.
  21. Audible "Aww" at mention of a student
  22. Someone is obviously wasting time online (not bingo)
  23. Spend >10 minutes on a kid with straight As.
  24. Punt decision on student to the end of the semester
  25. Discuss student other than the one at hand
  26. "S/he just doesn't look happy."
  27. Snark aimed at whomever gave an A-
  28. Ignore time limits.
  29. Someone gets visibly angry defending a kid
  30. Return conversation to previous student
  31. We start talking about the homework load
  32. Someone gets through entire meeting without speaking