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

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