There is ageneralsense ofdoomYou notice thecolleague whojust couldn'tcare less.You lock eyes withsomeone acrossthe room andrealize you areboth thinking theexact same thing.It is so hotor so coldthat youmight die.You notice thecolleague thatis about to havea nervousbreakdown.Someone says"our students"like they knowwhat is reallygoing on."GoodMorningEveryone!"FREESPACESomeone hasthe gall tospeak up andsay whateveryone isthinking.Someone iswriting theirgrocery list,to do list, etc.The presenterobviously is notfully informedabout theirpresentation.Someone asksa question thatis only pertinentto them andtheir uniquesituation.The presenterdefers tosomeone whois not preparedto speak.Everyone isthinking"Where is_________?"The requiredmaterialsare notprepared.You loseyourmind.There is a lot ofadmiration ofproblems withno realsolutionsdiscussed.Someannouncesthey are"there tohelp."Someonediscusses studentperformance onassessments as ifthere is nothingmore important.Someoneis eatingbreakfast.Specificcurriculumrequirementsarediscussed.Theperpetuallylate personcomesin...late.Someone is fartoo enthusiasticto share theirideas orthoughts.There is adistrictmandatedactivity tocomplete.Something isthepresentation ismisspelled orgrammaticallincorrect.The presenterlosses controlof thesituation.There is ageneralsense ofdoomYou notice thecolleague whojust couldn'tcare less.You lock eyes withsomeone acrossthe room andrealize you areboth thinking theexact same thing.It is so hotor so coldthat youmight die.You notice thecolleague thatis about to havea nervousbreakdown.Someone says"our students"like they knowwhat is reallygoing on."GoodMorningEveryone!"FREESPACESomeone hasthe gall tospeak up andsay whateveryone isthinking.Someone iswriting theirgrocery list,to do list, etc.The presenterobviously is notfully informedabout theirpresentation.Someone asksa question thatis only pertinentto them andtheir uniquesituation.The presenterdefers tosomeone whois not preparedto speak.Everyone isthinking"Where is_________?"The requiredmaterialsare notprepared.You loseyourmind.There is a lot ofadmiration ofproblems withno realsolutionsdiscussed.Someannouncesthey are"there tohelp."Someonediscusses studentperformance onassessments as ifthere is nothingmore important.Someoneis eatingbreakfast.Specificcurriculumrequirementsarediscussed.Theperpetuallylate personcomesin...late.Someone is fartoo enthusiasticto share theirideas orthoughts.There is adistrictmandatedactivity tocomplete.Something isthepresentation ismisspelled orgrammaticallincorrect.The presenterlosses controlof thesituation.

You Know You're a Public School Teacher When... - 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. There is a general sense of doom
  2. You notice the colleague who just couldn't care less.
  3. You lock eyes with someone across the room and realize you are both thinking the exact same thing.
  4. It is so hot or so cold that you might die.
  5. You notice the colleague that is about to have a nervous breakdown.
  6. Someone says "our students" like they know what is really going on.
  7. "Good Morning Everyone!" FREE SPACE
  8. Someone has the gall to speak up and say what everyone is thinking.
  9. Someone is writing their grocery list, to do list, etc.
  10. The presenter obviously is not fully informed about their presentation.
  11. Someone asks a question that is only pertinent to them and their unique situation.
  12. The presenter defers to someone who is not prepared to speak.
  13. Everyone is thinking "Where is _________?"
  14. The required materials are not prepared.
  15. You lose your mind.
  16. There is a lot of admiration of problems with no real solutions discussed.
  17. Some announces they are "there to help."
  18. Someone discusses student performance on assessments as if there is nothing more important.
  19. Someone is eating breakfast.
  20. Specific curriculum requirements are discussed.
  21. The perpetually late person comes in...late.
  22. Someone is far too enthusiastic to share their ideas or thoughts.
  23. There is a district mandated activity to complete.
  24. Something is the presentation is misspelled or grammaticall incorrect.
  25. The presenter losses control of the situation.