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

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