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Pre-lesson Organizer
Pre-lesson Activity: Sleep Diary
What the Teacher Does
Procedure Reference
Give each student a copy of Master 0.1, Sleep Diary, and
Master 0.2, Recording Bedtimes and Wake Times.
• Explain to the class how sleep diaries are used and
how they will fill out one of their own.
Pages 44–45
Steps 1 and 2
Give each student a copy of Master 0.3, Sleepiness Scale.
• Explain to the class how the sleepiness scale is used
and how they will use it in their sleep diary.
Pages 45–46
Steps 3 and 4
Draw a diagram on the board that shows the students’ tasks
and when they should be performed.
• On Friday of the week they collect their data, remind
students that they will need their diaries on the following
Monday.
Page 46
Steps 5 and 6
Give each student a copy of Master 0.4, Calculating Average
Bedtime and Wake Time.
• Explain how to calculate average bed and wake times.
Page 46
Step 7
Instruct the class to keep their sleep data for use in later
lessons.
Page 46
Step 8
= Involves copying a master.
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Student Pre-lesson