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

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