echoesof.science · Ages 6–7
Why do we sleep?
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Everybody needs sleep. Children aged 6 to 12 need about 9 to 12 hours of sleep every night. That is more than most grown-ups need.
When you sleep, your brain is not switched off. It is busy tidying up and helping you remember what you learned during the day.
In deep sleep, your heart beats slowly and you breathe slowly. Your body grows and repairs itself.
In another kind of sleep, called REM sleep, your eyes dart back and forth under your eyelids, and you dream! Your arms and legs stay still, so you don't act out your dreams.
Experiment: My sleep diary
- At bedtime, draw a moon 🌙 and ask a grown-up to write the time.
- When you wake up, draw a sun ☀️ and write the time (with help).
- Draw a face to show how you feel in the morning: happy, OK or tired.
- Do this for 5 nights.
- Back in class, count the hours together. Did you sleep 9 to 12 hours? Did you feel different after longer nights?
| Night | 🌙 Bedtime | ☀️ Wake-up time | Hours of sleep | How I felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 |
Questions
Draw your bedtime routine: what do you do before you go to sleep?
🍎Do children need more sleep than most grown-ups?
yes / no
Write or draw one thing that helps you sleep well.
Sources for every fact on this sheet: echoesof.science/school/sleep/sources/