(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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Someone asks, “Are we doing something fun today?”
A student says “I didn’t do that” when you watched them do it
“Can I go to the bathroom?” right after you start instructions
A kid gives an extremely specific and unnecessary fun fact
Students start randomly singing
We have a fire drill NOT on the last day of the month
You have to get creative to get a student to leave your room
1st grade was your favorite class/lesson today
4 or less people actually show up to our team meeting (and you’re one of them)
Your room smells funky after a class leaves
A kindergartener has their shoes off
A kid dramatically flops on the floor because something is “too hard”
The office calls for a student who is not in your room
You pick up something that is inexplicably wet
Alex turns off a light when she enters our meeting
A teacher lets students into your room before their specials time starts
A class is late or misses specials because of a school event
More than one car cuts the line in carpool
Students start randomly chanting
You get pulled for lunch duty with less than 30 minutes notice
A student falls out of their chair
A teacher is more than 5 minutes late with no explanation
A lesson goes way better than expected
A kid tells you a very long, very unrelated story
You get a new student on their first day at Douglas
A student declares they are “done” after 30 seconds
Glue explosion (or glue stick tragedy)
You get told THIS is their favorite special
A student volunteers to help clean just to avoid actual work
A student calls you “Mom” or “Dad”
Mysterious sticky substance found on a table
2nd grade was your favorite class/lesson today
A lesson goes way worse than expected
A student accidentally calls you the wrong teacher’s name
Someone bursts into song for no reason
Multiple students are in tears
A kindergartener gives you a completely random, but heartfelt gift
* talks to you about puppies
You hear, “Can I take this home?” about something they definitely cannot
A decision is made that affects you without your input