You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedA student comesbackfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomYou tell astudent topull uptheir mask.A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”Sub shortage! Youget a call to coversomeoneelse’s class. *andyou say, “yes”You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou have aparent orteacher meetingduring the weekof 12/13- 12/17A student wastardy to classbecause "theywere talkingwith theirteacher."A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You runout oftissue.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...You share aChristmastreat with acolleague.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.A student says,“I’m going out oftown. Is thereanything I haveto do?”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou wroteout a cardto thank acolleague.You weara CMSChristmasShirt.You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.You get anemail fromMorty thathas trivia toanswerMike S.says, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateOfficeplaysmusic overthe PASomebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You spota studentwith aSanta hat!Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You catchyourselfhumming aChristmastune.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedA student comesbackfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomYou tell astudent topull uptheir mask.A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”Sub shortage! Youget a call to coversomeoneelse’s class. *andyou say, “yes”You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou have aparent orteacher meetingduring the weekof 12/13- 12/17A student wastardy to classbecause "theywere talkingwith theirteacher."A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You runout oftissue.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...You share aChristmastreat with acolleague.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.A student says,“I’m going out oftown. Is thereanything I haveto do?”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou wroteout a cardto thank acolleague.You weara CMSChristmasShirt.You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.You get anemail fromMorty thathas trivia toanswerMike S.says, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateOfficeplaysmusic overthe PASomebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You spota studentwith aSanta hat!Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You catchyourselfhumming aChristmastune.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.There 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. You come back after a guest teacher to find that none of your plans were followed
  2. A student comes back from being absent and says, “Did I miss anything?”
  3. Right when you start teaching, a student asks to use the bathroom
  4. You tell a student to pull up their mask.
  5. A student accidentally calls you “mom” or “dad”
  6. Sub shortage! You get a call to cover someone else’s class. *and you say, “yes”
  7. You do absolutely NOTHING work-related on your weekend
  8. You have a parent or teacher meeting during the week of 12/13- 12/17
  9. A student was tardy to class because "they were talking with their teacher."
  10. A kid brings you baked goods. Whether, or not you eat them is up to you.
  11. You run out of tissue.
  12. A student brings their “breakfast” to your class—it is a donut, popsicle, candy...
  13. You share a Christmas treat with a colleague.
  14. You overhear students talking about their Christmas list during class time
  15. A student/ parent gives you an awkward gift or card.
  16. A student says, “I’m going out of town. Is there anything I have to do?”
  17. You’re teaching and a kid goes to sharpen his/her pencil
  18. You wrote out a card to thank a colleague.
  19. You wear a CMS Christmas Shirt.
  20. You spill coffee, tea, and/or drink on yourself.
  21. You get an email from Morty that has trivia to answer
  22. Mike S. says, wears, or does something inappropriate
  23. Office plays music over the PA
  24. Somebody uses an ACRONYM in the teacher’s lounge (PLC, TIM, BEST, etc.)
  25. It starts snowing and you lose any chance at the day’s “learning target”
  26. Nothing says, “Happy Holidays” like an administrator coming in for an observation.
  27. You spot a student with a Santa hat!
  28. Someone brings in a coffee for you in the morning.
  29. You catch yourself humming a Christmas tune.
  30. You change your lesson plan in the mid-class.
  31. There are treats/food in the lounge.