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

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