Parent tellsyou that yourclass is theirstudent'sfavoriteAsks why theirkid didn't getgood gradeswhen they didthe previousyearOne parentblames theother parentforsomethingFind a few minutesto connect with acolleague youhaven’t had achance to talk withyet this year.Parentsurprised aboutthe number ofmissingassignmentsParentbrings theteacher asnack ordrinkParentasks forparentingadviceParent'scell phonegoes offDiscussionaboutHomeworkParent paidthe teacheracomplimentStudentattendswithparent"I don't toleratethis behavior/Idon't know wherethey learnedit/This isn't whatwe expect athome.""Thankyou for allyou do.""I wasnevergood at..."An individualconferencetakes morethan 10minutesConferencestill goingwhen Mr.Hannonannouncesend of eveningA parent youdidn't "need"to seeshows upParent talksto all theotherteachers butskips youYou see aformer studentandsuccessfullyrememberhis/her nameParent does notknow how toaccessPowerSchool orParentSquareA line ofparents iswaiting totalk to youYou enjoyeda coupleslices ofpizza andsnacks Heard a goodthing aboutanotherteacher froma parent. (Be sureto share this withthem)CreativeexcusesaboutstudentattendanceParent tellsyou that yourclass is theirstudent'sfavoriteAsks why theirkid didn't getgood gradeswhen they didthe previousyearOne parentblames theother parentforsomethingFind a few minutesto connect with acolleague youhaven’t had achance to talk withyet this year.Parentsurprised aboutthe number ofmissingassignmentsParentbrings theteacher asnack ordrinkParentasks forparentingadviceParent'scell phonegoes offDiscussionaboutHomeworkParent paidthe teacheracomplimentStudentattendswithparent"I don't toleratethis behavior/Idon't know wherethey learnedit/This isn't whatwe expect athome.""Thankyou for allyou do.""I wasnevergood at..."An individualconferencetakes morethan 10minutesConferencestill goingwhen Mr.Hannonannouncesend of eveningA parent youdidn't "need"to seeshows upParent talksto all theotherteachers butskips youYou see aformer studentandsuccessfullyrememberhis/her nameParent does notknow how toaccessPowerSchool orParentSquareA line ofparents iswaiting totalk to youYou enjoyeda coupleslices ofpizza andsnacks Heard a goodthing aboutanotherteacher froma parent. (Be sureto share this withthem)Creativeexcusesaboutstudentattendance

Parent Teacher Conference BINGO - 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. Parent tells you that your class is their student's favorite
  2. Asks why their kid didn't get good grades when they did the previous year
  3. One parent blames the other parent for something
  4. Find a few minutes to connect with a colleague you haven’t had a chance to talk with yet this year.
  5. Parent surprised about the number of missing assignments
  6. Parent brings the teacher a snack or drink
  7. Parent asks for parenting advice
  8. Parent's cell phone goes off
  9. Discussion about Homework
  10. Parent paid the teacher a compliment
  11. Student attends with parent
  12. "I don't tolerate this behavior/I don't know where they learned it/This isn't what we expect at home."
  13. "Thank you for all you do."
  14. "I was never good at..."
  15. An individual conference takes more than 10 minutes
  16. Conference still going when Mr. Hannon announces end of evening
  17. A parent you didn't "need" to see shows up
  18. Parent talks to all the other teachers but skips you
  19. You see a former student and successfully remember his/her name
  20. Parent does not know how to access PowerSchool or ParentSquare
  21. A line of parents is waiting to talk to you
  22. You enjoyed a couple slices of pizza and snacks
  23. Heard a good thing about another teacher from a parent. (Be sure to share this with them)
  24. Creative excuses about student attendance