Who is Fall Back?

Fall Back is like switching your clock from summer time to winter time, it makes the day a little longer so you can sleep more.

Imagine you have a toy car that moves forward when you push it, and backward when you pull it. Fall Back is like pulling your toy car back one step, it’s when we take an hour away from our clocks in the fall, making the days feel a bit longer.

Why We Do It

In the summer, we move our clock forward by one hour so we can have more daylight in the evening. But when winter comes, we need more sleep, so we Fall Back, that means we take an hour off our clocks, and suddenly, it feels like the day is a little longer.

How It Feels

Think about your favorite bedtime story. If you Fall Back, it’s like getting one extra page to read before going to bed, or having just a little more time to play before lights out. That’s why some people feel sleepy right after Fall Back, their body is still used to the earlier bedtime! Fall Back is like switching your clock from summer time to winter time, it makes the day a little longer so you can sleep more.

Imagine you have a toy car that moves forward when you push it, and backward when you pull it. Fall Back is like pulling your toy car back one step, it’s when we take an hour away from our clocks in the fall, making the days feel a bit longer.

Why We Do It

In the summer, we move our clock forward by one hour so we can have more daylight in the evening. But when winter comes, we need more sleep, so we Fall Back, that means we take an hour off our clocks, and suddenly, it feels like the day is a little longer.

How It Feels

Think about your favorite bedtime story. If you Fall Back, it’s like getting one extra page to read before going to bed, or having just a little more time to play before lights out. That’s why some people feel sleepy right after Fall Back, their body is still used to the earlier bedtime!

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Examples

  1. A child hears about Fall Back and wonders if it's a new friend or a ghost.
  2. Fall Back is mentioned in a story as the hero who saves the day without being noticed.
  3. At school, a teacher asks students to guess who Fall Back might be.

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