Sports
LeBron James currently plays for this team, which wears purple and gold.
Los Angeles Lakers
This term is used when someone is acting "weird" or "cringe," often named after a U.S. state.
Ohio
This "sour then sweet" candy is a favorite for movie snacks.
Sour Patch Kids
History: This was the first president of the United States, often called the "Father of his Country."
George Washington
Science: This term refers to an animal that only eats plants.
Herbivore
In 2026, this "GOAT" soccer ⚽️ player is still a massive star playing for Inter Miami
Lionel Messi
If you "gatekeep" something, it means you are doing this with a secret or a cool trend.
Not sharing or keeping it a secret
This popular "lunch kit" comes with crackers, cheese, and meat, but the pizza version is usually the favorite.
Lunchables
ELA: "The classroom was as quiet as a mouse" is an example of what figurative language.
simile
Math: If you have 8 boxes and each box has 7 markers, this is the total number of markers.
56
This popular drink comes in colorful bottles and was started by YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI.
Prime
This term is used when you completely ignore someone’s messages or "disappear" on them.
ghosting
This portable, round peanut butter and jelly sandwich is famous because it has no crust and comes frozen.
Uncrustables
ELA: "Life is a highway" is an example of this figurative language
metaphor
Science: This is the name for a large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region, like a tundra or desert.
Biome
The 2026 World Cup is currently taking place in the USA, Canada, and this third country.
Mexico
This word is short for "charisma" and means you have great social skills or "game."
Rizz
This viral 2026 candy involves fruit that has been "frozen" in a special machine to make it crunchy and airy.
Freeze-Dried Fruit
History: This 1776 document declared that the thirteen colonies were free from British rule.
Declaration of Independence
Science: These are the three main states of matter.
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
This is the name of the Olympics held in the snow, which happened this year in Northern Italy.
Winter Olympics
This term refers to the feeling of consuming too much weird social media content.
Brain Rot
If a snack is "swicy," it has this specific combination of two flavors.
Sweet and Spicy
ELA: In the sentence "The cat sat on the mat," the word "on" is this part of speech, showing a relationship in space.
Preposition
Math: This is the name for the "middle" number in a set of data when you line the numbers up from smallest to largest.
Median