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About: This bingo card captures the highs and lows of working in college housing or student affairs, making it perfect for staff training sessions or team meetings. The mix of challenging parent and student interactions, occasional positive moments, and frequently-heard requests reflects the real-life experience of frontline campus staff every semester. Expect some laughs and plenty of knowing nods from your colleagues.
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Online Players: Click on the Play button above, and then click on the 🎫 button.
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Step-By-Step:
Start by getting the Parent Bingo PDF by clicking on the "Print" button above.
Open the PDF and print it.
For random calling, you can print another copy of the call list, cut, fold and then draw them randomly at play time.
Cut the bingo cards at the cut lines if there are more than 1 bingo cards per page.
Distribute one card per player. For marking, you can use markers. Crayons are the cheapest.
Select one person to be the caller. If you are playing in a small group, the caller may also play along with their own Bingo card.
The caller begins the game by randomly drawing an item from the call list and calling out it to everyone.
The players check their cards to see if they have the called word. If they do, they cross off that word.
The first player to complete a horizontal, vertical, or a diagonal line of crossed items announces "Bingo!" and wins the play.
The caller confirms that the items marked form a proper line as per the Bingo card and call list.
You can play for multiple patterns or a full card blackout for a longer play.
This Parent Bingo Cards Game contains following Words or Phrases: Asked for immediate room change, Interrupted you while speaking, Asked for other student's info, Became hostile mid-call, Questioned policies or procedures, Demanded same day resolution, Said the word unacceptable, Copied 3+ admins on one email, "That's not what *blank* said", Threatened escalation, Spoke for their student, Blamed staff for student's stress, Mentioned legal counsel, Mentions how much they pay (for tuition), Demands supervisor and provides no context, Wants special exception just for their student, Off-campus request, doesn't meet criteria, Their student ignored emails, Pleasant conversation, Said "thank you", No Aux Access, Requested something against student's wishes, Requests private or single room, Reasonable frustration.