Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)You runout oftissue.You catchyourselfhumming aChristmastune.Mike S.says, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateYou share aChristmastreat with acolleague.Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomYou’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A student comesbackfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”You spota studentwith aSanta hat!A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You tell astudent topull uptheir mask.You weara CMSChristmasShirt.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...A student says,“I’m going out oftown. Is thereanything I haveto do?”Officeplaysmusic overthe PAYou wroteout a cardto thank acolleague.You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendA student wastardy to classbecause "theywere talkingwith theirteacher."You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.Sub shortage! Youget a call to coversomeoneelse’s class. *andyou say, “yes”You get anemail fromMorty thathas trivia toanswerYou have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)You runout oftissue.You catchyourselfhumming aChristmastune.Mike S.says, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateYou share aChristmastreat with acolleague.Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomYou’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A student comesbackfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”You spota studentwith aSanta hat!A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You tell astudent topull uptheir mask.You weara CMSChristmasShirt.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...A student says,“I’m going out oftown. Is thereanything I haveto do?”Officeplaysmusic overthe PAYou wroteout a cardto thank acolleague.You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendA student wastardy to classbecause "theywere talkingwith theirteacher."You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.Sub shortage! Youget a call to coversomeoneelse’s class. *andyou say, “yes”You get anemail fromMorty thathas trivia toanswerYou have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16There aretreats/foodin thelounge.

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