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

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