Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA student wastardy to classbecause "theywere talkingwith theirteacher."A student comesbackfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You weara CMSChristmasShirt.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedMike S.says, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateSomeonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You wroteout a cardto thank acolleague.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou share aChristmastreat with acolleague.You catchyourselfhumming aChristmastune.A student says,“I’m going out oftown. Is thereanything I haveto do?”Sub shortage! Youget a call to coversomeoneelse’s class. *andyou say, “yes”A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You tell astudent topull uptheir mask.You spota studentwith aSanta hat!There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)Officeplaysmusic overthe PAYou runout oftissue.You get anemail fromMorty thathas trivia toanswerRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA student wastardy to classbecause "theywere talkingwith theirteacher."A student comesbackfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You weara CMSChristmasShirt.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedMike S.says, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateSomeonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You wroteout a cardto thank acolleague.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou share aChristmastreat with acolleague.You catchyourselfhumming aChristmastune.A student says,“I’m going out oftown. Is thereanything I haveto do?”Sub shortage! Youget a call to coversomeoneelse’s class. *andyou say, “yes”A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You tell astudent topull uptheir mask.You spota studentwith aSanta hat!There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)Officeplaysmusic overthe PAYou runout oftissue.You get anemail fromMorty thathas trivia toanswer

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