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

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