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