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Encourage students to get more sleep with this collection of interactive quizzes, word play, and videos

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15 minutes

Teacher Resources

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National Health Education Standards

  • NHES Standard 1 - Concepts

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Teaching Steps

Step 1: Preview the Interactive Presentation
  • Click on the interactive lesson. On the top right of each slide, you’ll see the letter “i” –click on it to view the Teacher Notes.
  • Review or print the Teacher Resources handout, “Interactive Presentation Slide Notes.” This PDF includes a small version of each slide and the “Teacher Notes.” Keep in mind, to understand the real “interactivity” of the whiteboard lesson, you will need to look at the slides themselves.
Step 2: Review "Sleep Barriers Background"

In this resource, we've compiled information about why/how caffeine and screen time are so disruptive to sleep. You don't have to share this with your students - it's just background to make teaching the lesson easier for you.

Step 3: Show the Interactive Presentation to your students

Don't have an interactive whiteboard? Display these slides using a standard projector system. Write key concepts on the chalkboard. Or print out the “Teacher Notes” and lead a classroom discussion covering these health concepts.

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