Dealing with this issue school-wideCombating this issue school-wide is the best strategy! Try strategies like these:
School recess helps students who are sleep deprived!
Make sure students at your school are getting some time outdoors during the day. Studies have shown that time outdoors helps sleep deprived children stay awake and continue to be engaged in lessons at school. "Students need natural sleep-inducing light during the day, the soothing effects of more natural, outdoor scenes and enhanced exercise from outdoor play." See this article for more information and be a advocate for keeping recess in school days for the benefit of our students. (Time Outdoors Will Help America's Sleep-Deprived Kids, 2011) | Continually pay attention to student's and their sleep patterns! If they are sleeping in class, having academic problems, or behavioral issues they may be sleep deprived.
A school-wide strategy has already been implemented and tested showing great results! Check it out here to see if it might work for your school!
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Schools and Sleep Study Finding
High school's early start times are equal to abuse. There are substantial evidence that sleep deprivation can cause multiple accidents, hurt their academic abilities, and lead to emotional problems. There has been a bill proposed with federal grants to help decrease cost of pushing back school starting times. This could be the answer to our problems with teen crimes and accidents and is less expensive than any other initiatives. Another study found that over half the students who started school at 7:20 were sleepy by 8:30 falling into REM sleep like narcoleptic patients would (Carpenter, 2001).
The video below mentions this study and delves deeper into the topic along with tips for parents.
The video below mentions this study and delves deeper into the topic along with tips for parents.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This organization has a great resource online for the addition of a curriculum on sleep into any classroom!
Check it out here: Module
Check it out here: Module