At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.They set upBINGO and passus a card, Notknowing that forsome of us thisgame will be hard.I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir livesThey call out anumber and watchwho needs help, Acard becomes fulland a residentyelps.So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight.Along comesstudents full ofhopes anddreams, assignedto experience lifein a nursing home,it seems.Then theyapproach,smile, and say"Hi!" We smileback andanswer...or try.To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?So if theypretend shewon, I won'tput up afuss."I won, I did,you know youare wrong!" Thestudents nod,pretend, andfollow along..Thanks onceagain for a lovelymorning, Mywishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,They arekind,patient, andcaring to us,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!Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime, They laugh,they talk, theymake me alive.They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.To be old in anursing home isnot so much funSitting inwheelchairs tillanyone comes.And hopethey live lifeto the fullestbecause oldage arrives.At first they arefrightened anda tiny bit shy,glancingaround, I thinkthey might cry.They set upBINGO and passus a card, Notknowing that forsome of us thisgame will be hard.I thank themfor this gift,their sharingtheir livesThey call out anumber and watchwho needs help, Acard becomes fulland a residentyelps.So good-byemy friends,come backand visit me,Oops, Mabelcovered awrong numberand puts up afight.Along comesstudents full ofhopes anddreams, assignedto experience lifein a nursing home,it seems.Then theyapproach,smile, and say"Hi!" We smileback andanswer...or try.To the factshe had noidea whatnumber theycalled.Remembering,mourning,reliving ourfate?So if theypretend shewon, I won'tput up afuss."I won, I did,you know youare wrong!" Thestudents nod,pretend, andfollow along..Thanks onceagain for a lovelymorning, Mywishes go withyou, my dreamsadorning...They rushover andcheck to seeif we're right,They arekind,patient, andcaring to us,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!Why elsewould theybe here,where we allwait?I have lots ofwisdom toshare to helpyou be free!These studentsmake me forgetwhere I am for atime, They laugh,they talk, theymake me alive.They acted inkindness notknowing it hurt,To realize theyknew shewasn't alert...I know we arefailing, truly I doI know whatwe've lost andhow the yearsflew.To be old in anursing home isnot so much funSitting inwheelchairs tillanyone comes.And hopethey live lifeto the fullestbecause oldage arrives.

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