Objectives
- Recall that children need 9–12 hours of sleep each night.
Lesson Plan
Recharge influences healthy choices. Recharge is all about your energy! fit presents different ways to recharge and get energy:
- Get enough sleep (9–12 hours).
- Relax, without a screen, throughout the day.
The amount of sleep recommended by different organizations varies; however for school-age children, most recommend 9–12 hours of sleep each night. This week's topic will introduce students to the sleep zone, an environment conducive to sleep. Paired with a bedtime routine, a sleep zone will help your students recharge each night.
Set The Stage
Ask kids if they have pets; for those who do, ask them to think about and share with a partner what they know about their pet's sleep habits.
To use this with your students click here.
Captivate
Sleep Habits of Animals
Can your students correctly answer the true and false questions about animal sleep from the slideshow?
Educate
Sleep Habits for Kids
Tell students their body needs 9–12 hours of sleep each night for energy and growth. To know how many hours you sleep, count the number of hours between the time you go to bed at night and the time you wake up in the morning.
Check for understanding: Did you get enough sleep last night?
Activate
Calculate Your Sleep
Students calculate their sleep hours with the Sleep Calculator printable.
Guide students to identify the time they need to go to bed to get 9-12 of hours of sleep.
Encourage students to set an alarm or write themselves a note so they know what time to go to bed to be fully recharged for the next day.
Close the Lesson
Today we learned exactly how much sleep we should get each night. Next, we will learn how bedtime routines can impact our sleep.
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–Get an appropriate amount of sleep and rest.
- Standard 2: Analyze Influences
- Standard 4: Interpersonal Communication
- Standard 5: Decision-Making
Social and Emotional Learning Competencies
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Management
- Responsible Decision-Making
Extend the Lesson
- Play the fitGame, Get Your Zs.
- Listen to the song, To Be Your Best, You Need Your Rest, to help kids understand why they benefit from rest and relaxation.
- Show the video, What Happens to Your Body When You Sleep, to help kids understand why getting enough sleep is important.
- Read about how to do a body scan to relax and fall asleep in the article, Bedtime Relaxation for Kids.
- Read the article, Bedtime Habits for Better Sleep, to learn about the benefits of establishing bedtime routines.