Objectives
- Recognize that your energy level influences your choices.
Lesson Plan
Recharge is about getting enough sleep and relaxation to have energy to make healthy choices. You recharge your energy in two ways:
1. Sleep 9–12 hours each night to restore energy.
2. Choose to do a quiet activity without a screen to refresh energy.
Set The Stage
Talk to your students about times when they feel tired. Ask students to show you with their bodies what it looks like to be tired. Ask them what kinds of things they choose to do when they are tired. Then switch gears and ask them to show you what their bodies look like when they are wide awake and full of energy. Ask them what kinds of things they choose to do when they are full of energy. Finally, ask them to show you what they feel like when they aren’t tired yet they aren’t full of energy. Can they tell the difference between the three?
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Captivate
How Does Your Body Show its Energy Level?
Students show their energy level by either sitting on the floor (low), standing (in the middle), or standing with hands in the air (fully recharged).
First, students show what their energy level was after school the previous day, then they show their energy from the night before. Conclude by asking students to show their current energy level.
Educate
Energy Influences Choices
Explain that energy influences the choices we make each day.Invite students to talk about a time when their energy influenced a choice.
Activate
Observe Your Own Energy
Look back at the “My Energy” printable. Ask students to write or draw what they were doing when they checked their energy.Close the Lesson
Grade: 3-5
Time: 20 Minutes
What You'll Need
Resources
Materials
- Markers
- Poster Board or White Board
- Slideshow
Health Education Standards
Standard 4: Interpersonal Communication
Standard 5: Decision-Making
Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
- Self-Awareness
- Responsible Decision-Making