Ages 4+ · Life Skills · A healthy body
Sleep and bedtime
👚pajamas🪥brush teeth📖story😴lights out
A bedtime routine.The big ideaA bedtime routine is the same steps each night. Sleep helps us grow.
How it works
A bedtime routine is the same steps, in the same order, every night.
It helps a body feel calm and ready for sleep.
Sleep is when our bodies rest, and it is when we grow.
Example 1: Same steps, same order
- Put on soft pajamas.
- Brush your teeth.
- Then a story, and lights out.
Example 2: Calm, not loud
- At bedtime Kit does not jump on the bed or play a loud game.
- Loud games are for the day.
- At bedtime, we rest and be calm.
🤸play in the day🌙rest at night🤗a goodnight hug
Day and night.Example 3: Sleep helps us grow
- All night long, Kit's body rests and grows a little.
- In the morning he stretches and feels happy.
- Sleep helps us grow and feel good.
Words to know
- bedtime
- The time to rest and go to sleep.
- routine
- The same steps, in the same order.
- pajamas
- Soft clothes to sleep in.
- rest
- To be calm and still.
Watch out
- Jumping and loud games are for the day. At bedtime, rest.
- A routine uses the same steps in the same order each night.
- A sleepy body needs its bed.
Try it
- What is a bedtime routine?
- What does sleep help us do?
- What comes after pajamas and brushing teeth?
- Is a loud game good for bedtime?
Answers: 1. the same steps, in the same order, every night · 2. grow · 3. a story · 4. no
Try at homeWith a grown-up, make a bedtime routine. Pick your steps, and do them in the same order tonight.
For grown-upsMake a bedtime routine together with your child, pick the steps, and do them in the same order tonight. A picture for each step can help.