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