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

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