Remember: Bright, busy screens make sleep harder, and screens off early helps. Plan a screens-off time with a grown-up. Nobody is in trouble if it is hard.
Kit's two nights
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Level forty can waitKit was ten and had a best friend called Dani, who said, "Bet you cannot beat the game before I do!" That night Dani was on level thirty-nine and Kit was stuck on thirty-eight. Dad said, "Bedtime soon." "Just one more level," said Kit, and one turned into two, then three. Kit took the tablet to bed for one peek. Ping! Dani wrote, "I am on level forty!" Kit could not fall asleep, with the level still playing behind closed eyes. Then bzzt! The tablet buzzed again. The next day Kit yawned in math, said two and two make five, and snapped at Dani, who had only asked if Kit was okay. That evening Kit told Dad all about the tired day, and Dad listened, because Kit was not in trouble at all. They made a plan. The tablet charged in the hall. Screens went off a good while before bed. Kit brushed teeth, Dad read a quiet story, and the light went out. In the morning Kit woke up before the alarm and got every math question right.
1
Look at the table. What did Kit change on the second night?
Nothing at allScreens went off early and the tablet charged in the hallKit played one more level
2
On night one, Kit said, just one more level, and it turned into two, then three. That is levels in a row.
3
What does light tell your body clock?
Bright light says it is daytimeBright light says it is time to sleepLight says nothing
4
Kit's tired brain said two and two make five, which is the kind of mistake a tired brain makes.
TrueFalse
5
Join each part of Kit's bad night to what happened.
1A bright screen in bed
2A busy game
3The tablet buzz
4Mochi on the screen
AWoke Kit just as sleep came
BKept Kit's mind going round and round
CTold the body clock it was day
DThe game played by itself
A calm night
6
Number Kit's calm night routine, first to last.
Brush teeth
Charge it away
Screens off
Read a book
Lights out
7
Where should a tablet sleep at night?
By the pillowUnder the blanketCharging in the hall
8
Circle everything that helps you get ready for sleep.
A quiet paper bookA fast game in bedA dim, calm roomChatting after lights outA regular bedtime
9
Screens are bad and never okay.
TrueFalse
10
Kit says: I will play until I am sleepy. What is the mistake?
A bright, busy screen can make sleep harder, so screens off early helpsKit should play louderKit should play with the screen under the blanket
11
Kit is in trouble if it is hard to put a screen away.
TrueFalse
12
Write one thing you could do instead of a screen in the last half hour before bed.
13
Draw a calm bedroom with the tablet charging outside it.
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Answer key · Set A
Screens and sleep
1Screens went off early and the tablet charged in the hall Night two had screens off early, the tablet in the hall, a quiet story and lights out.
23 The story says one more level turned into two, then three.
3Bright light says it is daytime Light tells the clock the time. A bright screen near your face can say it is still day.
4True A tired brain makes mistakes, like two and two making five.
51-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D A bright screen, a busy mind and a buzz all made sleep harder for Kit.
63, 2, 1, 4, 5 Screens go off first, the device charges outside the bedroom, then teeth, a quiet book and lights out.
7Charging in the hall In the hall, it cannot buzz you awake.
8A quiet paper book, A dim, calm room, A regular bedtime A fast game and chatting keep your mind busy. A book, a dim room and a regular bedtime help.
9False Screens are not bad, and Kit still loves the game. The trick is switching off early.
10A bright, busy screen can make sleep harder, so screens off early helps Bright, busy screens make sleep harder. Many families switch screens off half an hour before bed, or longer.
11False Nobody is in trouble. A grown-up can help you make a plan.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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