"Child isdifferentat home"Nothing topresent toparents(student didn'tmake a slideshow)Parentsurprisedabout studentattendance/absences"I have neverheard thisabout mychild before"Parent hasanunreasonablerequestLanguagebarrierWe'removing/student isgoing onlineParentcomes 5 ormoreminutes lateParent showsup at a differenttime thanscheduledconferenceYou incorporatea famous movieline (i.e. youcan't handle thetruth)Parentcan't tellmeeting isoverTechnologyissue"When Iwas inschool..."Conferencestill goingwhen principalannouncesend of eveningOne parentblames theother parentforsomethingParent's cellphone goesoff/ parenttexts duringconferenceSibling(s)destroyyourclassroomA parentwants to beupdatedconstantly Parentbrings up averypersonalissueParent'sbehaviorexplainschild'sbehaviorCreativeexcusesabouthomeworkSomeonecries"I wasnevergood at..."Confusionabout whois parent/step-parent"Child isdifferentat home"Nothing topresent toparents(student didn'tmake a slideshow)Parentsurprisedabout studentattendance/absences"I have neverheard thisabout mychild before"Parent hasanunreasonablerequestLanguagebarrierWe'removing/student isgoing onlineParentcomes 5 ormoreminutes lateParent showsup at a differenttime thanscheduledconferenceYou incorporatea famous movieline (i.e. youcan't handle thetruth)Parentcan't tellmeeting isoverTechnologyissue"When Iwas inschool..."Conferencestill goingwhen principalannouncesend of eveningOne parentblames theother parentforsomethingParent's cellphone goesoff/ parenttexts duringconferenceSibling(s)destroyyourclassroomA parentwants to beupdatedconstantly Parentbrings up averypersonalissueParent'sbehaviorexplainschild'sbehaviorCreativeexcusesabouthomeworkSomeonecries"I wasnevergood at..."Confusionabout whois parent/step-parent

Parent/Teacher Bingo - Call List

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