Someone’sphone ringsloudly—awkwardsilence"Let’sbreak intosmallgroups!"Someonenods off (orlooksdangerouslyclose)Everyone“takes notes”but reallyjust doodles“We’ll sendout a follow-up email withall this info”Presenterasks, “Caneveryone seethis?” as slideis unreadableTeacheryawns soloudly itechoesA clichemantra isshared bya presenterPD topicunrelated toyourgrade/contentareaTeacherssecretlytexting underthe table“This willhelp improvestudentoutcomes”“Pleasenotech"“Please fillout this 17-page form...electronically”“Let’s do aquickicebreaker”(groansensue)Principal oradminstanding in theback of theroom watchingYou get thechoice of abreak orgetting outearlyThe sameslideshowfrom lastyear, but“updated”Long-windedexplanationof a verysimpleconceptPresentersays, “Thiswill only take10 minutes”(it doesn’t)Presenterreads everyslide word-for-word“I know it’s a lotof info today…”(understatementof the year)“Let’swatch avideo”Acronymoverload thatsounds likealphabetsoupSomeonemakes a jokeonly teacherswouldunderstand—and it slaysTraining ona system noone will everuse againWhisperedcomplaintsabout “allthesemeetings”All admin areisolated fromthe staff in agroup"GoodMorning! Oh,you can dobetter thanthat!""Rememberto practiceself-care"Speakeruses jargonlike it’s asecret codeSomeone asks,“Are we goingto actually getto ourclassroomstoday?”Spelling,grammar, orcapitalizationerror in thepresentationslides"We are afamily here,so like afamily..."New policythatcontradictslast year’spolicyA techissuederailseverythingSomeoneasks aquestion thathas beenansweredStaff memberopenlyscrollingAmazon orFacebookWriting yoursmall groupideas on aposter/largepost-itAcronymyou’venever heardbeforeSomeone’sphone ringsloudly—awkwardsilence"Let’sbreak intosmallgroups!"Someonenods off (orlooksdangerouslyclose)Everyone“takes notes”but reallyjust doodles“We’ll sendout a follow-up email withall this info”Presenterasks, “Caneveryone seethis?” as slideis unreadableTeacheryawns soloudly itechoesA clichemantra isshared bya presenterPD topicunrelated toyourgrade/contentareaTeacherssecretlytexting underthe table“This willhelp improvestudentoutcomes”“Pleasenotech"“Please fillout this 17-page form...electronically”“Let’s do aquickicebreaker”(groansensue)Principal oradminstanding in theback of theroom watchingYou get thechoice of abreak orgetting outearlyThe sameslideshowfrom lastyear, but“updated”Long-windedexplanationof a verysimpleconceptPresentersays, “Thiswill only take10 minutes”(it doesn’t)Presenterreads everyslide word-for-word“I know it’s a lotof info today…”(understatementof the year)“Let’swatch avideo”Acronymoverload thatsounds likealphabetsoupSomeonemakes a jokeonly teacherswouldunderstand—and it slaysTraining ona system noone will everuse againWhisperedcomplaintsabout “allthesemeetings”All admin areisolated fromthe staff in agroup"GoodMorning! Oh,you can dobetter thanthat!""Rememberto practiceself-care"Speakeruses jargonlike it’s asecret codeSomeone asks,“Are we goingto actually getto ourclassroomstoday?”Spelling,grammar, orcapitalizationerror in thepresentationslides"We are afamily here,so like afamily..."New policythatcontradictslast year’spolicyA techissuederailseverythingSomeoneasks aquestion thathas beenansweredStaff memberopenlyscrollingAmazon orFacebookWriting yoursmall groupideas on aposter/largepost-itAcronymyou’venever heardbefore

Back to school - 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. Someone’s phone rings loudly—awkward silence
  2. "Let’s break into small groups!"
  3. Someone nods off (or looks dangerously close)
  4. Everyone “takes notes” but really just doodles
  5. “We’ll send out a follow-up email with all this info”
  6. Presenter asks, “Can everyone see this?” as slide is unreadable
  7. Teacher yawns so loudly it echoes
  8. A cliche mantra is shared by a presenter
  9. PD topic unrelated to your grade/content area
  10. Teachers secretly texting under the table
  11. “This will help improve student outcomes”
  12. “Please no tech"
  13. “Please fill out this 17-page form... electronically”
  14. “Let’s do a quick icebreaker” (groans ensue)
  15. Principal or admin standing in the back of the room watching
  16. You get the choice of a break or getting out early
  17. The same slideshow from last year, but “updated”
  18. Long-winded explanation of a very simple concept
  19. Presenter says, “This will only take 10 minutes” (it doesn’t)
  20. Presenter reads every slide word-for-word
  21. “I know it’s a lot of info today…” (understatement of the year)
  22. “Let’s watch a video”
  23. Acronym overload that sounds like alphabet soup
  24. Someone makes a joke only teachers would understand—and it slays
  25. Training on a system no one will ever use again
  26. Whispered complaints about “all these meetings”
  27. All admin are isolated from the staff in a group
  28. "Good Morning! Oh, you can do better than that!"
  29. "Remember to practice self-care"
  30. Speaker uses jargon like it’s a secret code
  31. Someone asks, “Are we going to actually get to our classrooms today?”
  32. Spelling, grammar, or capitalization error in the presentation slides
  33. "We are a family here, so like a family..."
  34. New policy that contradicts last year’s policy
  35. A tech issue derails everything
  36. Someone asks a question that has been answered
  37. Staff member openly scrolling Amazon or Facebook
  38. Writing your small group ideas on a poster/large post-it
  39. Acronym you’ve never heard before