Objectives
- Describe how energy levels vary throughout the day.
- Define recharge as "to sleep or relax to get energy."
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.
2. Choose to do a quiet activity without a screen.
Set The Stage
Ask students, “What does a car need to go? What happens if it uses all the gas in its tank?” Talk about how we have to care for things and recharge them by filling them with what they need. Let them brainstorm ways things recharge; write their ideas on a poster for reference.
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Learn About Recharging Your Body
Ask students to guess how they are like a handheld game, remote-control toy car, or a computer. (They too must recharge to get energy!)Educate
What Does Having Energy Mean?
Lead a class discussion about how students look and feel when their energy is low. Follow with a discussion about how students look and feel when they have all the energy they need. Tell students they need to recharge by sleeping and relaxing, which gives them the energy they need to be active!Activate
Help Kids Study Their Energy Levels
Students observe others to see who has energy. Next, they turn their attention to themselves and show how much energy they have at different times during the day by coloring in batteries on the My Energy printable.Close the Lesson
Review the poster about ways things recharge that you created together as a class. Is there anything you or the kids might add to this poster? Ask the kids to fold a piece of paper in half. On one side, they will draw a picture showing what one thing looks like when it is low on energy. On the other side, they will draw a picture showing the same thing when it is fully recharged.
Grade: K-2
Time: 20 Minutes
What You'll Need
Resources
Materials
- Markers
- Poster Board or White Board
- Slideshow
Health Education Standards
Standard 1: Core concepts-Sleep and rest
Standard 4: Interpersonal Communication
Standard 5: Decision-Making
Standard 4: Interpersonal Communication
Standard 5: Decision-Making
Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
- Self-Awareness
- Responsible Decision-Making