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

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