Make room for rest

Supplied materials

• Paper or a text document; all cases below are original fictional learning inputs.
• An adult may read aloud; drawing or spoken answers are valid. No personal health information or physical performance is required.
• For a fictional seven-year-old, lights-out is 8 p.m. and wake time is 7 a.m. From 8 p.m. to midnight is 4 hours; midnight to 7 a.m. is 7 hours. The sleep opportunity is 4+7=11 hours, within the general 9–12 hour range for ages 6–12. The schedule does not prove eleven hours were slept; waking during the night or time taken to fall asleep can reduce actual sleep.
• A fictional eight-year-old has 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. set aside. Which calculation fits?
• A fictional six-year-old has 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. set aside. Which fits?
• A fictional nine-year-old has 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. set aside. Which fits?
• A fictional ten-year-old has 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. set aside. Which fits?
• The paper clock starts 8 p.m. and ends 6 a.m.; no actual sleep was measured. Which fits?
• The paper clock starts 9 p.m. and ends 6 a.m.; the child’s age is 7. Which fits?

Learn the idea

Sleep helps growing bodies and minds. Children ages six to twelve generally need nine to twelve hours of sleep each day. A schedule can make room for sleep, but time in bed is not the same as time actually asleep.

Use a paper clock to count the overnight window. Count from bedtime to midnight, then midnight to wake time. Add the two parts. A bedtime routine can include calm preparation and help from a caregiver.

All schedules here are fictional. You do not need to record your own sleep. If a child regularly struggles with sleep or feels unwell, a caregiver and qualified professional can help; a worksheet cannot diagnose the reason.

1. Read or listen to the pretend story. Point to the details the question gives you.
2. Count the hours from bedtime to midnight, then from midnight to wake time. Add the parts; this is time available for sleep, not proof of actual sleep.
3. Check your answer against the example. Say what matches and what you would change.
4. Try the practice questions, then the extra task. Drawing or spoken answers are welcome.

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Take it further

Calculate 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for a fictional six-year-old. Expected: 5+6=11 hours of opportunity; identify that actual sleep remains unknown.

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