A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...Right when youstart teaching, astudent asks touse thebathroomIt startssnowing andyou lose anychance at theday’s “learningtarget”You get anemail fromDan that says,“Wear Jeanstomorrow”A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedSomeonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anythingI have to do?”Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeSub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”A studentcomes backfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did Imiss anything?”Eric W. says,wears, ordoessomethinginappropriateSomebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)You runout oftissue.Pawlowskiplaysmusic overthe PAYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.You have aparent meetingduring theweek of 11/25or 12/16There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...Right when youstart teaching, astudent asks touse thebathroomIt startssnowing andyou lose anychance at theday’s “learningtarget”You get anemail fromDan that says,“Wear Jeanstomorrow”A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedSomeonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anythingI have to do?”Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeSub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”A studentcomes backfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did Imiss anything?”Eric W. says,wears, ordoessomethinginappropriateSomebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)You runout oftissue.Pawlowskiplaysmusic overthe PAYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.You have aparent meetingduring theweek of 11/25or 12/16There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencil

Teaching During the Holidays Bingo Board - 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. A student/ parent gives you an awkward gift or card.
  2. A student brings their “breakfast” to your class—it is a donut, popsicle, candy...
  3. Right when you start teaching, a student asks to use the bathroom
  4. It starts snowing and you lose any chance at the day’s “learning target”
  5. You get an email from Dan that says, “Wear Jeans tomorrow”
  6. A student accidentally calls you “mom” or “dad”
  7. You come back after a guest teacher to find that none of your plans were followed
  8. Someone brings in a coffee for you in the morning.
  9. You change your lesson plan in the mid-class.
  10. A kid brings you baked goods. Whether, or not you eat them is up to you.
  11. A student says, “I’m going out of town. Is there anything I have to do?”
  12. Nothing says, “Happy Holidays” like an administrator coming in for an observation.
  13. You do absolutely NOTHING work-related on your weekend
  14. You overhear students talking about their Christmas list during class time
  15. Sub shortage! You get a call to cover someone else’s class. *and you say, “yes”
  16. A student comes back from being absent and says, “Did I miss anything?”
  17. Eric W. says, wears, or does something inappropriate
  18. Somebody uses an ACRONYM in the teacher’s lounge (PLC, TIM, BEST, etc.)
  19. You run out of tissue.
  20. Pawlowski plays music over the PA
  21. You spill coffee, tea, and/or drink on yourself.
  22. You have a parent meeting during the week of 11/25 or 12/16
  23. There are treats/food in the lounge.
  24. You’re teaching and a kid goes to sharpen his/her pencil