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

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