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

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