You forget/stopwhat you aredoing and startsinging aChristmas song.You eat candyor nothing ofnutritionalvalue duringyour day.It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”A student says,“I’m going out oftown.early. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You getasked iseverythingwrapped?You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You runout oftissue.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeThe officeplaysmusic overthe PANothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A student.sayssomethinginappropriateYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16A student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA studentcomplimentsyou!You getasked if youare doneyourshopping yet.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.You get anemail from acolleague thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”You forget/stopwhat you aredoing and startsinging aChristmas song.You eat candyor nothing ofnutritionalvalue duringyour day.It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”A student says,“I’m going out oftown.early. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You getasked iseverythingwrapped?You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You runout oftissue.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeThe officeplaysmusic overthe PANothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A student.sayssomethinginappropriateYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16A student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA studentcomplimentsyou!You getasked if youare doneyourshopping yet.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.You get anemail from acolleague thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”

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