So chances are if you are returning to school this fall, you have already begun preparations.
New bag? Check
Class Schedule? Finalized.
Summer reading? Done. [ok, at least you read the spark notes]
Here's the thing, school isn't just about learning-gasp- there are going to be a lot of times you find yourself sitting in class with absolutely nothing to do. You've finished your work, class doesn't end for another twenty minutes and all you have is your notebook and some chewed up Lisa Frank pencils you stole from your little sister.
Not to worry! After twelve years of in-depth field study I present to you these sure-fire bordem busters.
If you have:
- a few bored friends
- a piece of paper
- seats in the back of the room
You can:
Play Paper Ball.
This works best if you don't mind/enjoy acting like a fouth grader. Gather your like minded friends and orientate yourselves into some sort of circle-ish shape. Take your piece of paper and fold it into a paper balloon [it's easy breezy]. With some luck your ball should look like this: 
Now for the rules:
-Keep the ball up in the air for as long as possible
- Everyone has to hit the ball
-No one can hit is twice in a row
If the ball goes out of reach of any of the participants, the last person who touched it is out. Don't be a buzzkill and get people out on purpose, karma will find you in the form of a wicked paper-cut. Improvisation is suggested for this game.
If you have:
- a writing implement
- a piece/scrap/bounty of paper
You can:
Write a note!
Before tweeting, updating, poking, emailing, and texting people had a strange means of communication known only as a "note". Often these include- long rants about the opposite sex/how boring the teacher is/ absolutely nothing. But what makes them even more fun is that they often include illustrations/doodles/sketches.
So if you feel up to it, try writing one for a friend. Or, if you are feeling particularly adventurous, write one and leave it at your desk whomever sits there the following period.
If you have:
-a class where you can see everyone else [like a Socratic seminar circle]
You can:
Play silent tag.
This may take organization beforehand- the participants need to know they are participating- but it can be worth it if you are talking about a particularly boring book. So someone starts as "it" . It's basically like regular tag, but you all remain seated so all you have to do it make eye contact with someone and give them some sort of signal that they are now "it", be it mouthing the words, or some sort of hand gesture. This game either goes one of two ways. First, you play for the whole period successfully, because people keep forgetting you're playing. Or, you end up with a class full of people avoiding eye contact and one very confused teacher.
Either way, it's entertaining.
In order to keep this short- my last suggestion is this, pay attention! Study! It may seem awful at the time, but the harder you study during school, the more you'll get out of it an the less you'll have to do outside of school hours.
Boredom: the desire for desires. - Leo Tolstoy
