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