In Why Hitting the Snooze Button Makes You Sleepier, host Harith Iskander explains what happens when we hit the snooze button in the morning. Science shows that the body starts preparing to wake up when the alarm rings, but pressing snooze resets the body’s sleep cycle. This causes the body to go back to the beginning of the cycle, making you feel even sleepier. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
Sometimes we all need to calm down. Based on the Bluey episode "The Sleepover," this lesson begins with classroom conversation about managing emotions. The lesson includes printables for two activities in which kids make a calming "Skipped a Sleep" glitter jar and take a rest in Muffin's Afternoon Nap Corner,
The Sleepover Episode Summary: A sleepover with their cousin means Bluey and Bingo get to stay up late! But when Muffin shows up exhausted after missing her nap, the girls get more fun than they bargained for.
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In Why Hitting the Snooze Button Makes You Sleepier, host Harith Iskander explains what happens when we hit the snooze button in the morning. Science shows that the body starts preparing to wake up when the alarm rings, but pressing snooze resets the body’s sleep cycle. This causes the body to go back to the beginning of the cycle, making you feel even sleepier. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
Sometimes we all need to calm down. Based on the Bluey episode "The Sleepover," this lesson begins with classroom conversation about managing emotions. The lesson includes printables for two activities in which kids make a calming "Skipped a Sleep" glitter jar and take a rest in Muffin's Afternoon Nap Corner,
The Sleepover Episode Summary: A sleepover with their cousin means Bluey and Bingo get to stay up late! But when Muffin shows up exhausted after missing her nap, the girls get more fun than they bargained for.