"They saidyou weremean — butyou seemnice!"SayBumfuzzle:Toconfuse. Taradiddle:A petty ortrivial lie.Selfie withyour teamon yoursocial mediaSayGongoozle:To stareidly.One orlessbathroombreaksSelfie witha willingfamily andstudent.“They’rereally hardonthemselves.”Have aconferencewith parentsare on theirphone a lotThey say theyfinished all theirhomework...are you sure it'snot turned in?"Hootenanny:An informalmusicalgathering orparty.“Thankyou foreverythingyou do.”Have aparent emailyou insteadof meeting inperson.Fuddy-duddy:An old-fashioned,fussy person.Broughta bookto read.A parentstandsduring theentireconference.“That’snot whatthey toldus.”Recommendbefore orafter schoolAcademicLab.“We don’tsee any ofthesebehaviors athome.”Have aconference withwhole family(Anything morethan two adultsand the student)SayAbsquatulate:To leaveabruptly.Have a parentsit at your tablewho’s notcurrently one ofyour students. “Theyreally loveyourclass.”Gubbins: Anitem ofequipment or agadget; or anidiotic person.“I had noideathat____.”“They get thatfrom their______.” /“They get thatfrom me.”Get asnack fromthe workroom.Have a parentsit down whosestudent is fromyour homeroom/advisory.“They reallystrugglewith_____.”Be visited bya teacherfrom anothertable.Have aconferencelast 2MinutesBroughtsomethingto workon.Bloviate: To talkat great lengthin an inflated orpompousmanner.Quick dancebreak videowith yourteamBalderdash:Nonsense;senselesstalk orwriting.SayCollywobbles:A nervousstomachfeeling.Have aconferencelast 20MinutesWhiffler: Aperson who isindecisive orchanges theiropinionfrequently.Drinkcaffeineafter6:30pm“They neverhavehomework.”Havestudentsamples atthe ready.Take awalkaroundyour area.Staged photoof team beforeand afterparent teacherconferences.Full frontof yoursign inpage filled.“What canwe do tohelp athome?”SayShenanigans:Mischievousactivities.“We’vebeen sobusylately.”"They saidyou weremean — butyou seemnice!"SayBumfuzzle:Toconfuse. Taradiddle:A petty ortrivial lie.Selfie withyour teamon yoursocial mediaSayGongoozle:To stareidly.One orlessbathroombreaksSelfie witha willingfamily andstudent.“They’rereally hardonthemselves.”Have aconferencewith parentsare on theirphone a lotThey say theyfinished all theirhomework...are you sure it'snot turned in?"Hootenanny:An informalmusicalgathering orparty.“Thankyou foreverythingyou do.”Have aparent emailyou insteadof meeting inperson.Fuddy-duddy:An old-fashioned,fussy person.Broughta bookto read.A parentstandsduring theentireconference.“That’snot whatthey toldus.”Recommendbefore orafter schoolAcademicLab.“We don’tsee any ofthesebehaviors athome.”Have aconference withwhole family(Anything morethan two adultsand the student)SayAbsquatulate:To leaveabruptly.Have a parentsit at your tablewho’s notcurrently one ofyour students. “Theyreally loveyourclass.”Gubbins: Anitem ofequipment or agadget; or anidiotic person.“I had noideathat____.”“They get thatfrom their______.” /“They get thatfrom me.”Get asnack fromthe workroom.Have a parentsit down whosestudent is fromyour homeroom/advisory.“They reallystrugglewith_____.”Be visited bya teacherfrom anothertable.Have aconferencelast 2MinutesBroughtsomethingto workon.Bloviate: To talkat great lengthin an inflated orpompousmanner.Quick dancebreak videowith yourteamBalderdash:Nonsense;senselesstalk orwriting.SayCollywobbles:A nervousstomachfeeling.Have aconferencelast 20MinutesWhiffler: Aperson who isindecisive orchanges theiropinionfrequently.Drinkcaffeineafter6:30pm“They neverhavehomework.”Havestudentsamples atthe ready.Take awalkaroundyour area.Staged photoof team beforeand afterparent teacherconferences.Full frontof yoursign inpage filled.“What canwe do tohelp athome?”SayShenanigans:Mischievousactivities.“We’vebeen sobusylately.”

Conferences Team Card - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.


1
O
2
I
3
I
4
O
5
I
6
G
7
O
8
N
9
B
10
N
11
I
12
N
13
B
14
I
15
G
16
B
17
N
18
B
19
N
20
B
21
I
22
B
23
N
24
I
25
O
26
N
27
G
28
B
29
O
30
G
31
B
32
G
33
I
34
O
35
I
36
I
37
B
38
I
39
G
40
N
41
B
42
G
43
O
44
B
45
N
46
I
47
N
  1. O-"They said you were mean — but you seem nice!"
  2. I-Say Bumfuzzle: To confuse.
  3. I-Taradiddle: A petty or trivial lie.
  4. O-Selfie with your team on your social media
  5. I-Say Gongoozle: To stare idly.
  6. G-One or less bathroom breaks
  7. O-Selfie with a willing family and student.
  8. N-“They’re really hard on themselves.”
  9. B-Have a conference with parents are on their phone a lot
  10. N-They say they finished all their homework... are you sure it's not turned in?"
  11. I-Hootenanny: An informal musical gathering or party.
  12. N-“Thank you for everything you do.”
  13. B-Have a parent email you instead of meeting in person.
  14. I-Fuddy-duddy: An old-fashioned, fussy person.
  15. G-Brought a book to read.
  16. B-A parent stands during the entire conference.
  17. N-“That’s not what they told us.”
  18. B-Recommend before or after school Academic Lab.
  19. N-“We don’t see any of these behaviors at home.”
  20. B-Have a conference with whole family (Anything more than two adults and the student)
  21. I-Say Absquatulate: To leave abruptly.
  22. B-Have a parent sit at your table who’s not currently one of your students.
  23. N-“They really love your class.”
  24. I-Gubbins: An item of equipment or a gadget; or an idiotic person.
  25. O-“I had no idea that____.”
  26. N-“They get that from their ______.” / “They get that from me.”
  27. G-Get a snack from the work room.
  28. B-Have a parent sit down whose student is from your homeroom /advisory.
  29. O-“They really struggle with _____.”
  30. G-Be visited by a teacher from another table.
  31. B-Have a conference last 2 Minutes
  32. G-Brought something to work on.
  33. I-Bloviate: To talk at great length in an inflated or pompous manner.
  34. O-Quick dance break video with your team
  35. I-Balderdash: Nonsense; senseless talk or writing.
  36. I-Say Collywobbles: A nervous stomach feeling.
  37. B-Have a conference last 20 Minutes
  38. I-Whiffler: A person who is indecisive or changes their opinion frequently.
  39. G-Drink caffeine after 6:30pm
  40. N-“They never have homework.”
  41. B-Have student samples at the ready.
  42. G-Take a walk around your area.
  43. O-Staged photo of team before and after parent teacher conferences.
  44. B-Full front of your sign in page filled.
  45. N-“What can we do to help at home?”
  46. I-Say Shenanigans: Mischievous activities.
  47. N-“We’ve been so busy lately.”