Organizational Skills Lesson 19

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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)

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

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