TechnologyissueConferencestill goingwhen principalannouncesend of eveningSibling(s)destroyyourclassroomParentcomes 5 ormoreminutes lateA parentwants to beupdatedconstantly CreativeexcusesabouthomeworkParent'sbehaviorexplainschild'sbehaviorYou incorporatea famous movieline (i.e. youcan't handle thetruth)Nothing topresent toparents(student didn'tmake a slideshow)We'removing/student isgoing onlineParentcan't tellmeeting isoverLanguagebarrierParentbrings up averypersonalissueParentsurprisedabout studentattendance/absences"Child isdifferentat home"Parent showsup at a differenttime thanscheduledconferenceParent hasanunreasonablerequestOne parentblames theother parentforsomething"I wasnevergood at...""I have neverheard thisabout mychild before""When Iwas inschool..."Confusionabout whois parent/step-parentSomeonecriesParent's cellphone goesoff/ parenttexts duringconferenceTechnologyissueConferencestill goingwhen principalannouncesend of eveningSibling(s)destroyyourclassroomParentcomes 5 ormoreminutes lateA parentwants to beupdatedconstantly CreativeexcusesabouthomeworkParent'sbehaviorexplainschild'sbehaviorYou incorporatea famous movieline (i.e. youcan't handle thetruth)Nothing topresent toparents(student didn'tmake a slideshow)We'removing/student isgoing onlineParentcan't tellmeeting isoverLanguagebarrierParentbrings up averypersonalissueParentsurprisedabout studentattendance/absences"Child isdifferentat home"Parent showsup at a differenttime thanscheduledconferenceParent hasanunreasonablerequestOne parentblames theother parentforsomething"I wasnevergood at...""I have neverheard thisabout mychild before""When Iwas inschool..."Confusionabout whois parent/step-parentSomeonecriesParent's cellphone goesoff/ parenttexts duringconference

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