You get anemail from acolleague thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”You runout oftissue.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You getasked if youare doneyourshopping yet.You eat candyor nothing ofnutritionalvalue duringyour day.It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.You forget/stopwhat you aredoing and startsinging aChristmas song.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeA studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16You getasked iseverythingwrapped?Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)A studentcomplimentsyou!The officeplaysmusic overthe PAYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A student.sayssomethinginappropriateRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomYou come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.A student says,“I’m going out oftown.early. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You get anemail from acolleague thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”You runout oftissue.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You getasked if youare doneyourshopping yet.You eat candyor nothing ofnutritionalvalue duringyour day.It starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.You forget/stopwhat you aredoing and startsinging aChristmas song.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeA studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA student comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”You have aparent meetingduring the weekof 11/25 or12/16You getasked iseverythingwrapped?Somebody usesan ACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC, TIM,BEST, etc.)A studentcomplimentsyou!The officeplaysmusic overthe PAYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A student.sayssomethinginappropriateRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomYou come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.A student says,“I’m going out oftown.early. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.A student bringstheir “breakfast” toyour class—it is adonut, popsicle,candy...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. You get an email from a colleague that says, “Wear Jeans tomorrow”
  2. You run out of tissue.
  3. Someone brings in a coffee for you in the morning.
  4. You get asked if you are done your shopping yet.
  5. You eat candy or nothing of nutritional value during your day.
  6. It starts snowing and you lose any chance at the day’s “learning target”
  7. A kid brings you baked goods. Whether, or not you eat them is up to you.
  8. A student/ parent gives you an awkward gift or card.
  9. You forget/stop what you are doing and start singing a Christmas song.
  10. You overhear students talking about their Christmas list during class time
  11. A student accidentally calls you “mom” or “dad”
  12. You do absolutely NOTHING work-related on your weekend
  13. You’re teaching and a kid goes to sharpen his/her pencil
  14. A student comes back from being absent and says, “Did I miss anything?”
  15. You have a parent meeting during the week of 11/25 or 12/16
  16. You get asked is everything wrapped?
  17. Somebody uses an ACRONYM in the teacher’s lounge (PLC, TIM, BEST, etc.)
  18. A student compliments you!
  19. The office plays music over the PA
  20. You spill coffee, tea, and/or drink on yourself.
  21. A student. says something inappropriate
  22. Right when you start teaching, a student asks to use the bathroom
  23. You come back after a guest teacher to find that none of your plans were followed
  24. Nothing says, “Happy Holidays” like an administrator coming in for an observation.
  25. There are treats/food in the lounge.
  26. A student says, “I’m going out of town.early. Is there anything I have to do?”
  27. You change your lesson plan in the mid-class.
  28. A student brings their “breakfast” to your class—it is a donut, popsicle, candy...
  29. Sub shortage! You get a call to cover someone else’s class. *and you say, “yes”