To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...To be old in anursing home isnot so much funSitting inwheelchairs tillanyone comes.I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir livesThey arekind,patient, andcaring to us,Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?They call out anumber and watchwho needs help, Acard becomes fulland a residentyelps.And hopethey live lifeto the fullestbecause oldage arrives.These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime, They laugh,they talk, theymake me alive.Thanks onceagain for a lovelymorning, Mywishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight."I won, I did,you know youare wrong!" Thestudents nod,pretend, andfollow along..They set upBINGO and passus a card, Notknowing that forsome of us thisgame will be hard.I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!Along comesstudents full ofhopes anddreams, assignedto experience lifein a nursing home,it seems.Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?So if theypretend shewon, I won'tput up afuss.At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.Then theyapproach,smile, and say"Hi!" We smileback andanswer...or try.Sooner than wewish for and lifechanges oncemore, No longerable to do thethings we dreamfor.They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,So, I hope theyhave learned alesson from me,Live life to thefullest and withyour love be free!To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...To be old in anursing home isnot so much funSitting inwheelchairs tillanyone comes.I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir livesThey arekind,patient, andcaring to us,Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?They call out anumber and watchwho needs help, Acard becomes fulland a residentyelps.And hopethey live lifeto the fullestbecause oldage arrives.These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime, They laugh,they talk, theymake me alive.Thanks onceagain for a lovelymorning, Mywishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight."I won, I did,you know youare wrong!" Thestudents nod,pretend, andfollow along..They set upBINGO and passus a card, Notknowing that forsome of us thisgame will be hard.I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!Along comesstudents full ofhopes anddreams, assignedto experience lifein a nursing home,it seems.Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?So if theypretend shewon, I won'tput up afuss.At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.Then theyapproach,smile, and say"Hi!" We smileback andanswer...or try.Sooner than wewish for and lifechanges oncemore, No longerable to do thethings we dreamfor.They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,So, I hope theyhave learned alesson from me,Live life to thefullest and withyour love be free!

Untitled 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. To the fact she had no idea what number they called.
  2. So good-bye my friends, come back and visit me,
  3. They acted in kindness not knowing it hurt, To realize they knew she wasn't alert...
  4. To be old in a nursing home is not so much fun Sitting in wheelchairs till anyone comes.
  5. I know we are failing, truly I do I know what we've lost and how the years flew.
  6. I thank them for this gift, their sharing their lives
  7. They are kind, patient, and caring to us,
  8. Remembering, mourning, reliving our fate?
  9. They call out a number and watch who needs help, A card becomes full and a resident yelps.
  10. And hope they live life to the fullest because old age arrives.
  11. These students make me forget where I am for a time, They laugh, they talk, they make me alive.
  12. Thanks once again for a lovely morning, My wishes go with you, my dreams adorning...
  13. Oops, Mabel covered a wrong number and puts up a fight.
  14. "I won, I did, you know you are wrong!" The students nod, pretend, and follow along..
  15. They set up BINGO and pass us a card, Not knowing that for some of us this game will be hard.
  16. I have lots of wisdom to share to help you be free!
  17. Along comes students full of hopes and dreams, assigned to experience life in a nursing home, it seems.
  18. Why else would they be here, where we all wait?
  19. So if they pretend she won, I won't put up a fuss.
  20. At first they are frightened and a tiny bit shy, glancing around, I think they might cry.
  21. Then they approach, smile, and say "Hi!" We smile back and answer...or try.
  22. Sooner than we wish for and life changes once more, No longer able to do the things we dream for.
  23. They rush over and check to see if we're right,
  24. So, I hope they have learned a lesson from me, Live life to the fullest and with your love be free!