A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedIt starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”You getasked if youare doneyourshopping yet.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomSomebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You eat candyor nothing ofnutritionalvalue duringyour day.A student says,“I’m going out oftown.early. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You getasked iseverythingwrapped?A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You forget/stopwhat you aredoing and startsinging aChristmas song.You get anemail from acolleague thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”A student.sayssomethinginappropriateA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.The officeplaysmusic overthe PAA studentcomplimentsyou!A student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16You runout oftissue.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedIt starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”You getasked if youare doneyourshopping yet.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.Right when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomSomebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You eat candyor nothing ofnutritionalvalue duringyour day.A student says,“I’m going out oftown.early. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You getasked iseverythingwrapped?A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...There aretreats/foodin thelounge.You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You forget/stopwhat you aredoing and startsinging aChristmas song.You get anemail from acolleague thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”A student.sayssomethinginappropriateA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.The officeplaysmusic overthe PAA studentcomplimentsyou!A student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16You 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. You come back after a guest teacher to find that none of your plans were followed
  3. It starts snowing and you lose any chance at the day’s “learning target”
  4. You get asked if you are done your shopping yet.
  5. Sub shortage! You get a call to cover someone else’s class. *and you say, “yes”
  6. You spill coffee, tea, and/or drink on yourself.
  7. Right when you start teaching, a student asks to use the bathroom
  8. Somebody uses an ACRONYM in the teacher’s lounge (PLC, TIM, BEST, etc.)
  9. Someone brings in a coffee for you in the morning.
  10. You eat candy or nothing of nutritional value during your day.
  11. A student says, “I’m going out of town.early. Is there anything I have to do?”
  12. You overhear students talking about their Christmas list during class time
  13. Nothing says, “Happy Holidays” like an administrator coming in for an observation.
  14. You get asked is everything wrapped?
  15. A student brings their “breakfast” to your class—it is a donut, popsicle, candy...
  16. There are treats/food in the lounge.
  17. You do absolutely NOTHING work-related on your weekend
  18. You’re teaching and a kid goes to sharpen his/her pencil
  19. A student accidentally calls you “mom” or “dad”
  20. You forget/stop what you are doing and start singing a Christmas song.
  21. You get an email from a colleague that says, “Wear Jeans tomorrow”
  22. A student. says something inappropriate
  23. A student/ parent gives you an awkward gift or card.
  24. The office plays music over the PA
  25. A student compliments you!
  26. A student comes back from being absent and says, “Did I miss anything?”
  27. You change your lesson plan in the mid-class.
  28. You have a parent meeting during the week of 11/25 or 12/16
  29. You run out of tissue.