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

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