Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeA student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You get anemail fromDan that says,“Wear Jeanstomorrow”You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedYou doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendThere aretreats/foodin thelounge.You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.Eric W. says,wears, ordoessomethinginappropriateSomebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You runout oftissue.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.Pawlowskiplaysmusic overthe PAA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeA student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You get anemail fromDan that says,“Wear Jeanstomorrow”You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedYou doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendThere aretreats/foodin thelounge.You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.Eric W. says,wears, ordoessomethinginappropriateSomebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You runout oftissue.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.Pawlowskiplaysmusic overthe PAA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.

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