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

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