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Getting Good Sleep

First graders learn why sleep matters — it helps their body rest and grow — and simple bedtime habits, like a steady bedtime and turning off screens, that help them sleep well.

Grade 1Personal Health30 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain why sleep matters.
  • ✓Know good bedtime habits.
  • ✓Get enough sleep.
  • ✓Make a bedtime routine.
Essential Question

When you sleep, your body is busy resting and growing! Why is sleep so important, and how can you sleep well?

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Interactive Task
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Good Sleep Check

Project each item and have children answer about getting good sleep.

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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

30 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Busy Sleeping

4 min

When you sleep, your body rests and grows — why is that important?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about bedtime.
  • Set the goal.
  • Warm up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Think.
  • Warm up.
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Learn — Why Sleep Matters

8 min

Children learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Good Sleep Check.
  • Note bedtime habits.
  • Note how much sleep.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

9 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a bedtime habit.
  • Act out a calm bedtime.
  • Turn off pretend screens.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Act it.
  • Do it.
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Apply — Apply

6 min

Children apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a bedtime plan.
  • Pick a bedtime.
  • Plan to follow it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Make it.
  • Pick it.
  • Plan it.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

3 min

Children close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say why sleep helps.
  • Name a bedtime habit.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say why.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

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Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend concepts about sleep.

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HE.7

Practice healthy sleep habits.

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HE.5

Make healthy choices.

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HE.6

Set a bedtime goal.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Bedtime picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Sleep helps me ___.”
  • Use a bedtime chart.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with “sleep helps me grow.”
  • Use pictures.
  • Name one habit.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Make a bedtime routine chart.
  • Explain screens and sleep.
  • Set a bedtime.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 😴A bedtime chart
  • 💻Good Sleep Check
  • 🌙A calm-down cue
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

sleepto rest at nightrestto relax and recovergrowto get biggerbedtimethe time you go to sleeproutinethe same habits each nightcalmpeaceful and quietscreena TV, tablet, or phoneenergyfeeling ready and awake
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Why does your body need sleep?
To rest and grow.
QUESTION 2
Name a good bedtime habit.
Going to bed at the same time and turning off screens.
QUESTION 3
About how much sleep do kids your age need?
Lots — around 10 to 12 hours.

Cool-Down: good sleep.

Have children pick one bedtime habit to try tonight, like turning off screens before bed. A printable sleep sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: bedtime, calm, energy, grow, rest, routine, screen, sleep
  1. the time you go to sleep
  2. to get bigger
  3. to relax and recover
  4. to rest at night
  5. the same habits each night
  6. peaceful and quiet
  7. a TV, tablet, or phone
  8. feeling ready and awake

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Why does your body need sleep?
  2. Name a good bedtime habit.
  3. About how much sleep do kids your age need?
Answer key — Part A: 1) bedtime · 2) grow · 3) rest · 4) sleep · 5) routine · 6) calm · 7) screen · 8) energy
Part B: 1) To rest and grow. 2) Going to bed at the same time and turning off screens. 3) Lots — around 10 to 12 hours.