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

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