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

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