LESSON: Get More Sleep
CONTENT AREA: Personal & Consumer Health
GRADE LEVEL: 4-5
ACTIVITY TYPE: ASSESSMENT
About this Lesson

Description

How much did your students really learn?

Estimated Time

10 minutes

Standards Alignment

National Health Education Standards
  • NHES Standard 1 - Concepts
  • NHES Standard 2 - Analyzing Influences
Common Core Standards
  • Common Core, ELA -- Writing: Text Types and Purposes
    • W.4.10
    • W.5.10
Materials, Teacher Resources and Handouts
Materials Needed
  • Solving a Sleep Problem (1 per student)
  • Sleep Barriers Background (1 per student)
Teacher Resources
Student Handouts
Key Vocabulary

Help students expand their vocabulary by:

  • incorporating these key words into the classroom discussions;
  • providing context clues as you use them; and
  • encouraging students to use these words in their speaking and writing activities.

Vocabulary
  • INTERFERE - get in the way of Deciding to play a video game at night can interfere with getting to bed on time.
  • CAFFEINE - a substance that stimulates the nervous system Soda, coffee and some energy drinks contain caffeine.
  • STIMULANT - something that temporarily quickens the activity of an organ Caffeine acts as a stimulant on the nervous system.
  • RECOMMENDATION - advice or suggestion of an action that is appropriate or beneficial Doctors have issued a recommendation that children in 4th and 5th grade get 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

Place these words and definitions on the class "word wall," on an easel or chart, or use some other visual cue.

Teaching Steps
Step 1: Review assessment

This is a concept and skills assessment, asking students to write an article about solving a sleep problem. Distribute the ʺSleep Barriers Backgroundʺ sheet. Tell students they can use the information it contains when completing their writing assignment.

Step 2: Review assessment and scoring rubric with students

The handout can be printed for each student – or projected onto a whiteboard for classroom discussion. Optional: Review the scoring rubric with students to help them best understand how their answers will be assessed.

Step 3: Collect student responses and score using "Solve a Sleep Problem Rubric"