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

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