Suggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessGoal wastoo big forone termAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)Missed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeLet thegoal stayabstractDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useSkippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticIgnoredcompetingprioritiesLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredSkippedtimelines orcheckpointsLet thegoalbecomemy ideaEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationAssumedprogresswouldhappenDidn’trevisit anold goalDidn’tbreak thegoal intostepsAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skillSuggesteda goalinstead ofeliciting itOver-directed thegoal-settingprocessGoal wastoo big forone termAccepteda vaguegoal (“dobetter”)Missed howthe goal fitinto thestudent’s lifeLet thegoal stayabstractDidn’tcheckstudentbuy-inOverlookedstrengthsthe studentcould useSkippedchecking ifthe goal wasrealisticIgnoredcompetingprioritiesLet thegoal stayoutcome-onlyForgot to askhowprogresswould bemeasuredSkippedtimelines orcheckpointsLet thegoalbecomemy ideaEndedsessionwithoutnext stepsConfusedcompliancewithcommitmentDidn’t askwhy thegoalmatteredDidn’tconnect thegoal tovalues ormotivationAssumedprogresswouldhappenDidn’trevisit anold goalDidn’tbreak thegoal intostepsAssumed thestudent’sgoal wasobviousIgnoredbarriersthe studentnamedDidn’tconnectgoal tolearning skill

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