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

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