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Why Sleep Matters

  • Grade 3
  • Physical and Health Education
  • 57 s
  • British Columbia
  • BC3-PH-06

A child sleeps in a bedroom while a line counts the hours of one night, and a green band marks the 9 to 11 hours most children of this age need. A 10-hour night fills the line into that band as two cards show that sleep helps the body grow and the brain learn, then a 6-hour night falls short, the cards fade, and the child wakes up tired.

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The question this lesson answers

Why does sleep matter so much?

This line counts the hours of sleep in one night.

Transcript

What the lesson says

Why does sleep matter so much?

This line counts the hours of sleep in one night.

Most children your age need about 9 to 11 hours of sleep a night.

Tonight, you sleep for 10 hours.

Sleep helps your body grow.

Sleep also helps your brain learn.

Your brain saves what you learned today.

In the morning, you wake up rested.

But what if you sleep for only 6 hours?

Then your body and brain get less time to grow and learn.

The next day, you may feel tired.

So remember, about 9 to 11 hours of sleep helps you grow and learn.

Curriculum

Where this fits

British Columbia, Grade 3

Physical and Health Education, Healthy and active living: practices that promote health and well-being, including those relating to physical activity, sleep, and illness preventionBC3-PH-06

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The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.

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