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