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

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