Objectives
- Describe a sleep zone as an "environment to get your best sleep."
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
As a large group, have kids list important features of a bedroom.
To use this with your students click here.
Captivate
Best Elements for a Sleep Zone
Ask students to think about why bright lights, phones, televisions, and computers are distractions that can stop us from falling asleep.
Educate
Examine Your Sleep Space
Ask students to close their eyes and create a mental picture of a bedroom before you begin the slideshow.
A child’s room can promote good sleep. TV and computer screens interfere with sleep. Darkness, cool temperatures, and calming colors aid sleep. How many students have a sleep zone?
Check for understanding: How can you make your room a sleep zone?
Activate
Improve Your Sleep Zone
Encourage students to ask a family member for help if needed.
Close the Lesson
Today we learned about sleep zones. Next we will revisit what we have learned about how energy levels are impacted by sleep habits.
Grade: K-2
Time: 20 Minutes
What You'll Need
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.
- Take the Sleep Zone Quiz to learn how to create a great sleeping space.
- 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.