Vacation Brain
After 2 months of Netflix and snacks, this is what you forgot how to do at 6:30 a.m.
What is wake up?
The thing you bring to school but somehow disappears by 2nd period.
What is an eraser?
The phrase that means “put your phone away” without actually saying it.
What is “Let’s focus, please”?
The thing you wore almost every day because “laundry can wait.”
What are pajamas?
This subject is often called “the universal language,” though it still doesn’t help with texting slang.
What is math?
The item you swore you’d keep in your bag but now can’t find anywhere.
What is a pencil?
You might need this to write notes… unless your “notes” are just doodles.
What is a notebook?
The classic opener on Day 1 before going over the syllabus.
What is “Tell me your name and one fun fact about yourself”?
The device that became your best friend for hours at a time.
What is a phone/tablet?
The hallway traffic rule that prevents chaos (in theory).
What is “walk on the right side”?
The 26 symbols you may now remember as “squiggly shapes from English class.”
What is the alphabet?
The meal that’s supposed to give you energy but sometimes just makes you sleepy.
What is breakfast?
The warning that means you should start paying attention — immediately.
What is “This will be on the test”?
The place you avoided all summer but now see every weekday.
What is school?
The tool that’s useless without lead, but dangerous if clicked too many times.
What is a mechanical pencil?
The mathematical process you now confuse with ordering pizza.
What is division?
The emergency “homework rescue” tool used in group chats at 11:59 p.m.
What is a screenshot?
The phrase teachers say when you think you got away with whispering.
What is “Do you want to share that with the class?”
The skill you perfected while doing absolutely nothing.
What is napping?
The school event where you can be loud without getting in trouble.
What is a Summer Day?
The scientific process where water turns to gas… no, not when you boil ramen noodles.
What is evaporation?
The one thing you hope is not announced on the first day — unless you love surprise pop quizzes.
What is a test?
The polite teacher code for “I can tell you didn’t do your homework.”
What is “Would you like more time to work on that?”
The phrase you used daily to avoid chores.
What is “I’ll do it later”?
The month students love because it’s usually full of holidays and breaks.
What is December?