Lesson
Examine sleep habits with kids to explore how energy levels are connected to sleep.
Recharge is your energy. It influences the choices you make. fit presents different ways to recharge and get energy:
This unit introduces students to the importance of getting enough sleep. They will learn about how to establish or improve their bedtime routines and how to create their own sleep zone—an environment conducive to sleep.
Ask kids to turn and talk to a partner about how they feel when they wake up in the morning. Do they want to keep sleeping? Are they ready for the day? When do they notice they get tired during the day?
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Recharging Energy Levels
Ask students to show their energy level by either sitting on the floor (low), standing (in the middle), or standing with their hands in the air (fully recharged) as depicted on the slideshow.
Keep a count of the students in each energy level category to compare with Lesson 5 when they repeat the activity.
Importance of Sleep
Explain that getting enough sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Not enough sleep means you are likely to:
Check for understanding: Your body and brain need _ _ _ _ _ to help make healthy choices throughout the day.
Establish Healthy Sleep Habits
Students are to write down the time they go to bed tonight, then write down the time they wake up tomorrow morning on a piece of paper. Bring the paper to school tomorrow.
They will then use the Sleep Calculator printable to discover how many hours they slept.
Today we examined our sleep habits. Next, we will learn how many hours of sleep our bodies need.
Grade: 3-5
Time: 20 Minutes
Teach kids to think about how much sleep they get each night. Kids will learn how much sleep they need.
Start LessonKids will learn about the importance of bedtime routines and they will reflect on their current routines.
Start LessonKids will learn what a sleep zone is and how to create one. Sleep zones can help kids recharge each night.
Start LessonKids will revisit what they have learned about sleep habits, bedtime routines, and sleep zones.
Start LessonWe make choices all day long. Let’s help kids identify times during the day when they make choices and practice giving reasons why they made certain choices.
Start LessonHelp kids think more carefully about responsible decision-making. Introduce the idea of making a choice because it's good for your body and brain.
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