You get anemail from astudent thatsays "pleasechange mygrade"A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You runout oftissue.Adminplaysmusic overthe PAThere aretreats/foodin thelounge.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomYou have aparent meetingduring theweek of 12/8or 12/15Nothing says,“HappyHolidays” like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.Somebody usesan ACRONYMin the teacher’slounge (PLC,MCPS, IEP, etc.)A student bringstheir “breakfast”to your class—itis a donut,popsicle,candy...A studentsays, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeA studentcomes backfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did Imiss anything?”It startssnowing andyou lose anychance at theday’s “learningtarget”You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.You get anemail from astudent thatsays "pleasechange mygrade"A student/parent givesyou anawkward giftor card.A studentaccidentallycalls you“mom” or“dad”You’reteaching anda kid goes tosharpenhis/her pencilA student says,“I’m going outof town. Isthere anything Ihave to do?”You runout oftissue.Adminplaysmusic overthe PAThere aretreats/foodin thelounge.You come backafter a guestteacher to findthat none ofyour plans werefollowedRight when youstart teaching,a student asksto use thebathroomYou have aparent meetingduring theweek of 12/8or 12/15Nothing says,“HappyHolidays” like anadministratorcoming in for anobservation.Someonebrings in acoffee foryou in themorning.Somebody usesan ACRONYMin the teacher’slounge (PLC,MCPS, IEP, etc.)A student bringstheir “breakfast”to your class—itis a donut,popsicle,candy...A studentsays, wears,or doessomethinginappropriateYou overhearstudents talkingabout theirChristmas listduring classtimeA studentcomes backfrom beingabsent andsays, “Did Imiss anything?”It startssnowing andyou lose anychance at theday’s “learningtarget”You doabsolutelyNOTHINGwork-related onyour weekendYou spillcoffee, tea,and/or drinkon yourself.A kid brings youbaked goods.Whether, or notyou eat them isup to you.Sub shortage!You get a call tocover someoneelse’s class.*and you say,“yes”You changeyour lessonplan in themid-class.

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