You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You have aparentmeetingduring theweek of 12/19Your uglysweater hasa penguin onitYou’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou get anemail from Dr.Bolduc thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in anddistracting yourentire class.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Someone issingingholidaysongs in thehallwayYou runout oftissue.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You come backafter a substitutein your room tofind that none ofyour plans werefollowedA learner bringstheir “breakfast”to your class—itis a donut,popsicle,candy...A learner breaksout in tears forno apparentreason except itis the holidaysThe 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 learner comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”You findglitter on yourface, hands,and all overyour room.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”Somebodyuses anACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC,DOE, etc.)A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.Dr. Bolducplaysmusic overthe PAYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You have aparentmeetingduring theweek of 12/19Your uglysweater hasa penguin onitYou’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilYou get anemail from Dr.Bolduc thatsays, “WearJeanstomorrow”Nothing says,“Happy Holidays”like anadministratorcoming in anddistracting yourentire class.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Someone issingingholidaysongs in thehallwayYou runout oftissue.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You come backafter a substitutein your room tofind that none ofyour plans werefollowedA learner bringstheir “breakfast”to your class—itis a donut,popsicle,candy...A learner breaksout in tears forno apparentreason except itis the holidaysThe 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 learner comesback from beingabsent andsays, “Did I missanything?”You findglitter on yourface, hands,and all overyour room.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”Somebodyuses anACRONYM inthe teacher’slounge (PLC,DOE, etc.)A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.Dr. Bolducplaysmusic overthe PAYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtime

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