Didn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredGoal wastoo big forone termDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationAssumedprogresswouldhappenMissed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedDidn’trevisit anold goalOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousIgnoredcompetingprioritiesAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)Skippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsLet thegoal stayabstractSkippedtimelines orcheckpointsLet thegoalbecomemy ideaConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillDidn’tbreak thegoal intostepsDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredGoal wastoo big forone termDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationAssumedprogresswouldhappenMissed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedDidn’trevisit anold goalOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousIgnoredcompetingprioritiesAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)Skippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsLet thegoal stayabstractSkippedtimelines orcheckpointsLet thegoalbecomemy ideaConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillDidn’tbreak thegoal intosteps

Fail Goal 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. Didn’t ask why the goal mattered
  2. Suggested a goal instead of eliciting it
  3. Forgot to ask how progress would be measured
  4. Goal was too big for one term
  5. Didn’t connect the goal to values or motivation
  6. Assumed progress would happen
  7. Missed how the goal fit into the student’s life
  8. Ignored barriers the student named
  9. Didn’t revisit an old goal
  10. Overlooked strengths the student could use
  11. Assumed the student’s goal was obvious
  12. Ignored competing priorities
  13. Accepted a vague goal (“do better”)
  14. Skipped checking if the goal was realistic
  15. Let the goal stay outcome-only
  16. Didn’t check student buy-in
  17. Ended session without next steps
  18. Let the goal stay abstract
  19. Skipped timelines or checkpoints
  20. Let the goal become my idea
  21. Confused compliance with commitment
  22. Over-directed the goal-setting process
  23. Didn’t connect goal to learning skill
  24. Didn’t break the goal into steps