Over-directed thegoal-settingprocessForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)Skippedtimelines orcheckpointsSkippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousIgnoredcompetingprioritiesMissed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyAssumedprogresswouldhappenDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredLet thegoal stayabstractDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillDidn’trevisit anold goalLet thegoalbecomemy ideaEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsDidn’tbreak thegoal intostepsIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedGoal wastoo big forone termOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)Skippedtimelines orcheckpointsSkippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousIgnoredcompetingprioritiesMissed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyAssumedprogresswouldhappenDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredLet thegoal stayabstractDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillDidn’trevisit anold goalLet thegoalbecomemy ideaEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsDidn’tbreak thegoal intostepsIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedGoal wastoo big forone term

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