BUFFALO, N.Y. — An elementary school teacher has been going viral on TikTok for her football themed lessons she does with her class and shares online.
Mary Crippen (@maryisbananas on TikTok) each week during the NFL season teaches her 3rd grade class how division standings work, and makes it fun while doing it.
In a video posted on Sunday, Ms. Crippen captioned it "When the Buffalo Bills send you a package..."
She goes through the package which features a note from the Bills that reads:
"Class Class, aka our newest members of the mini Mafia. We have had so much fun watching you guys learn about the National Football League and it's teams. We are excited for you to learn more about us the Buffalo Bills. Here is some fun facts about our team --"
You can watch the full video here for the fun facts.
Ms. Crippen then goes through the boxes which include a variety of Bills themed gifts for her class.
Fast-forward to the next video when Ms. Crippen reveals the special Bills surprise to her class. In the caption of the reveal video it says the following:
"BILLS W 👏🏼 STAT MAN SAM W 👏🏼 So thrilled for our Stat Man Sam ❤️🦬 He felt all the Buffalo love! His passion for the @Buffalo Bills and the game keeps growing with each passing week. We did an ENTIRE lesson on Damar Hamlin, which we’ll share tomorrow. But for now, enjoy this feel-good video 🥹😭❤️💙🦬 THANK YOU @Dion Dawkins/SHNOW TV FOR MAKING HIM FEEL SO LOVED"
'Stat Man Sam', a student in the class who loves the Buffalo Bills, gets a special shoutout from Bills Dion Dawkins in a video during Ms. Crippen's reveal of the gifts to the class.
To watch the class receive their special Bills surprise click here or watch below.