A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”A student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou get anemail fromDan that says,“Wear Jeanstomorrow”You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendSub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You runout oftissue.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeEric W. says,wears, ordoessomethinginappropriateA student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)Pawlowskiplaysmusic overthe PASomeonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”A student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou get anemail fromDan that says,“Wear Jeanstomorrow”You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendSub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You runout oftissue.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeEric W. says,wears, ordoessomethinginappropriateA student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)Pawlowskiplaysmusic overthe PASomeonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”

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