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

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