A student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”Somebody usesan ACRONYMin the teacher’slounge (PLC,MCPS, IEP, etc.)Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”A student bringstheir “breakfast”to your class—itis a donut,popsicle,candy...A studentsays, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateYou doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendA studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You have aparent meetingduring theweek of 12/8or 12/15You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedIt startssnowing andyou lose anychance at theday’s “learningtarget”A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You runout oftissue.You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA studentcomes backfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did Imiss anything?”You get anemail from astudent thatsays "pleasechange mygrade"Adminplaysmusic overthe PANothing says,“HappyHolidays” like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”Somebody usesan ACRONYMin the teacher’slounge (PLC,MCPS, IEP, etc.)Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”A student bringstheir “breakfast”to your class—itis a donut,popsicle,candy...A studentsays, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateYou doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendA studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You have aparent meetingduring theweek of 12/8or 12/15You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedIt startssnowing andyou lose anychance at theday’s “learningtarget”A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.You runout oftissue.You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.There aretreats/foodin thelounge.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomA studentcomes backfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did Imiss anything?”You get anemail from astudent thatsays "pleasechange mygrade"Adminplaysmusic overthe PANothing says,“HappyHolidays” like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.You spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.

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