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

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