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 * Today's Objective:** Increase student awareness of the need to plan for rest by establishing a personal goal of consistently getting appropriate amounts of sleep


 * Class Format:** Class Discussion


 * Time Allotment:** One class Period (15 Minutes)

Discussion Generators:
 * Lesson:** Increase awareness of the need for appropriate and consistent amounts of sleep

A few Reasons to make sleep a Priority:
 * National Sleep Foundation (NSF) recommends teenagers get 9 to 9.5 hours of sleep each night
 * NSF found that half of teenagers sleep less than 8 hours on school nights
 * 28% of high school students fall asleep in school at least once a week
 * Insufficient sleep correlates strongly with lower grades
 * NSF found that sleep deprivation leads to irritability, anxiety, and depression
 * Majority of fall-asleep driving accidents are caused by young people

Keys to High Quality Sleep:
 * Exposure to Light (preferably sunlight) as early as possible in the morning to properly set the biological clock
 * Establish and maintain a consistent bedtime designed for 9 hours of sleep per night
 * One hour before bedtime wind down with relaxing activities (warm bath, reading, listening to quiet music)
 * Bedroom should be cool and dark
 * Avoid caffeinated drinks after lunchtime