Didn’tbreak thegoal intostepsConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyMissed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeGoal wastoo big forone termOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationAssumedprogresswouldhappenDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)IgnoredcompetingprioritiesOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useSkippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticLet thegoal stayabstractSkippedtimelines orcheckpointsDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inDidn’trevisit anold goalLet thegoalbecomemy ideaDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedDidn’tbreak thegoal intostepsConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyMissed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeGoal wastoo big forone termOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationAssumedprogresswouldhappenDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)IgnoredcompetingprioritiesOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useSkippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticLet thegoal stayabstractSkippedtimelines orcheckpointsDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inDidn’trevisit anold goalLet thegoalbecomemy ideaDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamed

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