Referencesthe copymachinebreakingTalks aboutschooldances orpromsupervisionBrings uptheir firstclassroomMentionsa schooltrip orfield tripBrings upa favoritestudentReferencespastsuperintendentsMentions aschoolprincipal(past orpresent)Getsemotional (ormakessomeonecry)Refers to“the goodold days”Says “Iwon’tmiss themeetings!”“I’m goingto miss thekids mostof all.”Tells afunnyclassroomstory“When Ifirst startedteaching…”Mentionsretirementplans (travel,hobbies,grandkids, etc.)Givesadvice toyoungerteachersJokesaboutsleepinginMentionsPLCs“Backin myday…”Mentionsa favoritelesson orunitGets astandingovationMentionsoverheadprojectorsTalksaboutgradingpapersReferencesthe moldJokesaboutsnowdaysSays they’llcome backand sub (butwe all knowthey won’t)Mentionscoffee orcaffeineaddictionTechnologyreferenceMisplacesglasses orpapers (realor as a joke)ThankstheirdepartmentReferencesthe copymachinebreakingTalks aboutschooldances orpromsupervisionBrings uptheir firstclassroomMentionsa schooltrip orfield tripBrings upa favoritestudentReferencespastsuperintendentsMentions aschoolprincipal(past orpresent)Getsemotional (ormakessomeonecry)Refers to“the goodold days”Says “Iwon’tmiss themeetings!”“I’m goingto miss thekids mostof all.”Tells afunnyclassroomstory“When Ifirst startedteaching…”Mentionsretirementplans (travel,hobbies,grandkids, etc.)Givesadvice toyoungerteachersJokesaboutsleepinginMentionsPLCs“Backin myday…”Mentionsa favoritelesson orunitGets astandingovationMentionsoverheadprojectorsTalksaboutgradingpapersReferencesthe moldJokesaboutsnowdaysSays they’llcome backand sub (butwe all knowthey won’t)Mentionscoffee orcaffeineaddictionTechnologyreferenceMisplacesglasses orpapers (realor as a joke)Thankstheirdepartment

Retirement Speech 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. References the copy machine breaking
  2. Talks about school dances or prom supervision
  3. Brings up their first classroom
  4. Mentions a school trip or field trip
  5. Brings up a favorite student
  6. References past superintendents
  7. Mentions a school principal (past or present)
  8. Gets emotional (or makes someone cry)
  9. Refers to “the good old days”
  10. Says “I won’t miss the meetings!”
  11. “I’m going to miss the kids most of all.”
  12. Tells a funny classroom story
  13. “When I first started teaching…”
  14. Mentions retirement plans (travel, hobbies, grandkids, etc.)
  15. Gives advice to younger teachers
  16. Jokes about sleeping in
  17. Mentions PLCs
  18. “Back in my day…”
  19. Mentions a favorite lesson or unit
  20. Gets a standing ovation
  21. Mentions overhead projectors
  22. Talks about grading papers
  23. References the mold
  24. Jokes about snow days
  25. Says they’ll come back and sub (but we all know they won’t)
  26. Mentions coffee or caffeine addiction
  27. Technology reference
  28. Misplaces glasses or papers (real or as a joke)
  29. Thanks their department