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Daylight Savings Time and Other Things from This Week

What a week! Daylight Savings Time pretty much wrecked our poor kids sleep schedules but we’re getting back on track after several days of early wake ups and some crankiness! I know DST even messes with me. How do you feel about the time change?

Sadie and Mordecai have a few tips for surviving the time change. Number one: eat donuts. You won’t regret a little ball of yum first thing in the morning!

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Our Homeschool Plans for the Year (2024-2025)

We’re at the start of another homeschool year! Sadie is kind of in an in-between year this year because in Pennsylvania, we don’t have to report anything to the state until she is six-years-old by September 1st. Her birthday falls at the end of September, so we have a year of being able to explore and learn and do what works for us before there are certain requirements for days, hours, or subjects to be covered.

Because we don’t have to report to the state this year, does that mean we’re not doing any learning? No way! We have a plan of subjects we’re going to cover and how often, curriculum we plan to use, and some learning goals. At the same time, I am holding the word “plan” loosely, because I know things can and will change as the year goes on. As of now, here’s what’s on the agenda for the school year!

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