Grade 6 · SEL · Lesson 11

Balancing school, screen and sleep

A Grade 6 day has 24 hours. School takes about 6 of them. Sleep should take 9 to 11. The rest is yours — but only if you choose well. The biggest threat to a balanced day is screens: phones, tablets, consoles and TVs that quietly stretch from a quick check into hours, eating into homework, exercise, family time and sleep. Balance does not mean banning fun. It means giving each part of your life the time it actually needs so your body, brain and mood all work well.

What this lesson teaches

1Describe a balanced day for an 11 to 12 year old with school, sleep, screen, exercise and family time
2Apply the Grade 6 guideline of 9 to 11 hours of sleep and under 2 hours of recreational screen time
3Explain how blue light, late screens and skipped sleep hurt focus, mood and learning
4Plan one screen-and-sleep upgrade using sleep hygiene habits like a charging station and a bedtime wind-down

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