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Managing Stress & Sleep

Eleventh graders learn healthy habits for managing stress and sleeping well — keeping a routine, winding down, staying active, limiting late screens, and reaching out — the foundations of feeling and functioning your best.

Grade 11Wellness55 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Manage stress.
  • ✓Build good sleep habits.
  • ✓Know the connection.
  • ✓Feel your best.
Essential Question

Stress and poor sleep feed each other — and both affect how you feel and perform. What healthy habits help with each?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Stress & Sleep Explorer

Project this and tap each habit. Have students learn healthy stress and sleep strategies.

😴 Explore stress & sleep habits — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

55 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — They Feed Each Other

6 min

Stress and poor sleep feed each other — what habits help with both?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about a tired, stressed day.
  • Ask what helps.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Reflect.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Stress & Sleep

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Stress & Sleep Explorer.
  • Note routine and wind-down.
  • Note reaching out.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note them.
  • Reflect.
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Practice — Practice

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Plan a wind-down routine.
  • Try a calming activity.
  • Name a support person.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Plan it.
  • Try it.
  • Name them.
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Apply — Apply

13 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick two habits to try.
  • Make a simple plan.
  • Explain it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick them.
  • Plan it.
  • Explain.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a healthy habit.
  • Say why it helps.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say why.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend wellness concepts.

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HE.7

Practice self-management.

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HE.5

Use decision-making for health.

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HE.3

Access valid health information.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Habit picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “To sleep well, I can ___.”
  • Model a routine.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with routine and wind-down.
  • Use one habit.
  • Plan one step.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Build a full sleep routine.
  • Explain the stress-sleep link.
  • Track habits for a week.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🌙A routine planner
  • 💻The Stress & Sleep Explorer
  • 📓Journals
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

stresspressure or strainsleeprest your body needsroutinea regular schedulewind downto relax before bedscreen timetime on deviceshabita regular practicesupporthelp from otherswellnessoverall wellbeing
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name a habit that helps you sleep well.
Keeping a routine, winding down, or limiting late screens.
QUESTION 2
How does moving your body help?
Regular activity reduces stress and improves sleep.
QUESTION 3
What can you do when stress feels heavy?
Talk it out with someone you trust.

Cool-Down: rest and reset.

Have students pick one stress or sleep habit to try this week. A printable stress-sleep sheet is in the PE & Health library. If a student is struggling with ongoing stress or sleep beyond the everyday, encourage them to talk with a school counselor or trusted adult.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Managing Stress & SleepPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: habit, routine, screen time, sleep, stress, support, wellness, wind down
  1. help from others
  2. overall wellbeing
  3. a regular practice
  4. a regular schedule
  5. pressure or strain
  6. to relax before bed
  7. rest your body needs
  8. time on devices

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name a habit that helps you sleep well.
  2. How does moving your body help?
  3. What can you do when stress feels heavy?
Answer key — Part A: 1) support · 2) wellness · 3) habit · 4) routine · 5) stress · 6) wind down · 7) sleep · 8) screen time
Part B: 1) Keeping a routine, winding down, or limiting late screens. 2) Regular activity reduces stress and improves sleep. 3) Talk it out with someone you trust.