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

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