You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A learner bringstheir “breakfast”to your class—itis a donut,popsicle,candy...A learner breaksout in tears forno apparentreason except itis the holidaysSomeonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou runout oftissue.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in anddistracting yourentire class.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Your uglysweater hasa penguin onitYou changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.Somebodyuses anACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC,DOE, etc.)Dr. Bolducplaysmusic overthe PAA learner comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”Someone issingingholidaysongs in thehallwayYou come backafter a substitutein your room tofind that none ofyour plans werefollowedYou get anemail from Dr.Bolduc thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”The learnersfind yourclassroomelf.A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You get acoffeemug as agiftIt starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You findglitter on yourface, hands,and all overyour room.You have aparentmeetingduring theweek of 12/19You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A learner bringstheir “breakfast”to your class—itis a donut,popsicle,candy...A learner breaksout in tears forno apparentreason except itis the holidaysSomeonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou runout oftissue.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeNothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in anddistracting yourentire class.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Your uglysweater hasa penguin onitYou changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.Somebodyuses anACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC,DOE, etc.)Dr. Bolducplaysmusic overthe PAA learner comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”Someone issingingholidaysongs in thehallwayYou come backafter a substitutein your room tofind that none ofyour plans werefollowedYou get anemail from Dr.Bolduc thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”The learnersfind yourclassroomelf.A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You get acoffeemug as agiftIt starts snowingand you loseany chance atthe day’s“learning target”A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You findglitter on yourface, hands,and all overyour room.You have aparentmeetingduring theweek of 12/19

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. A learner brings their “breakfast” to your class—it is a donut, popsicle, candy...
  3. A learner breaks out in tears for no apparent reason except it is the holidays
  4. Someone brings in a coffee for you in the morning.
  5. You’re teaching and a kid goes to sharpen his/her pencil
  6. You run out of tissue.
  7. Sub shortage! You get a call to cover someone else’s class. *and you say, “yes”
  8. You overhear students talking about their Christmas list during class time
  9. Nothing says, “Happy Holidays” like an administrator coming in and distracting your entire class.
  10. There are treats/food in the lounge.
  11. Your ugly sweater has a penguin on it
  12. You change your lesson plan in the mid-class.
  13. Somebody uses an ACRONYM in the teacher’s lounge (PLC, DOE, etc.)
  14. Dr. Bolduc plays music over the PA
  15. A learner comes back from being absent and says, “Did I miss anything?”
  16. Someone is singing holiday songs in the hallway
  17. You come back after a substitute in your room to find that none of your plans were followed
  18. You get an email from Dr. Bolduc that says, “Wear Jeans tomorrow”
  19. The learners find your classroom elf.
  20. A student/ parent gives you an awkward gift or card.
  21. A student accidentally calls you “mom” or “dad”
  22. You get a coffee mug as a gift
  23. It starts snowing and you lose any chance at the day’s “learning target”
  24. A kid brings you baked goods. Whether, or not you eat them is up to you.
  25. You find glitter on your face, hands, and all over your room.
  26. You have a parent meeting during the week of 12/19