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

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