Getting Better Sleep
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As we prepare for testing, we often include the tip for students to get enough sleep. Well, sleep isn't just for testing, and it isn't just for students. How many hours of sleep per night have you averaged this week? Getting 7-8 hours of sleep increases your vitality, optimism, and health, and can even support weight loss.
As you gear up for testing, think about a way to challenge yourself, your staff, and your students to compete for the most improvement in getting enough shut eye. You may want to try adding one of these strategies each week:
Set a bed-time alarm. When it goes off, head to bed without electronics. Try deep breathing, reading, or journaling three things you were grateful for that day to prepare for rest.
Stop drinking anything with caffeine 14 hours before your bedtime. If you want to go to bed at 10:30 pm, that means your last sip of caffeine is at 8:30 AM!
Don't use your bed for work or TV watching if possible. Get that tablet out of bed. Move your TV. Try to associate your bed only as a place to sleep.
For more tips, check out The Science of Getting Better Sleep infographic to support better sleep for adults and students from Happify.
INFOGRAPHIC: The science of getting better sleep. (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2021, from https://my.happify.com/hd/science-of-sleep-infographic/