(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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"I have never heard this about my child before"
We're moving/ student is going online
Creative excuses about homework
"When I was in school..."
Technology issue
Language barrier
You incorporate a famous movie line (i.e. you can't handle the truth)
Parent's behavior explains child's behavior
Parent's cell phone goes off/ parent texts during conference
"I was never good at..."
Parent shows up at a different time than scheduled conference
Someone cries
Confusion about who is parent/ step-parent
Parent can't tell meeting is over
Conference still going when principal announces end of evening
Parent comes 5 or more minutes late
Parent surprised about student attendance/ absences
A parent wants to be updated constantly
Parent brings up a very personal issue
Parent has an unreasonable request
One parent blames the other parent for something
Nothing to present to parents (student didn't make a slide show)