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

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