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

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