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

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