ConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredSkippedtimelines orcheckpointsDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessDidn’tbreak thegoal intostepsForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredSkippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticDidn’trevisit anold goalIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedIgnoredcompetingprioritiesSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itLet thegoalbecomemy ideaDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inMissed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)Let thegoal stayabstractGoal wastoo big forone termEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousAssumedprogresswouldhappenConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredSkippedtimelines orcheckpointsDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessDidn’tbreak thegoal intostepsForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredSkippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticDidn’trevisit anold goalIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedIgnoredcompetingprioritiesSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itLet thegoalbecomemy ideaDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inMissed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)Let thegoal stayabstractGoal wastoo big forone termEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousAssumedprogresswouldhappen

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