Healthy Minds

Facts and Common Beliefs About Sleep

Building directly on Lesson 3, this lesson goes deeper into the science of teen sleep, the real impact of sleep deprivation, and — crucially — the common unhelpful beliefs that prevent young people from prioritising sleep. Students watch a second Dr John Coleman video, generate a class list of sleep myths, then use the reframing technique (linking back to Gremlin Beliefs and flexible thinking from Year 7) to challenge and replace those beliefs with more accurate alternatives.

Learning Outcomes

Outcome 1:

Consider key facts about the teenage brain and sleep

Outcome 2:

Understand the impact of a lack of sleep

Outcome 3:

Challenge common beliefs that can get in the way of good sleep

What's included

A quick look at the classroom-ready resources that come with this lesson.

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Healthy Minds Teacher Guide — Five-count breathing page 93
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Resilience Competencies page 8
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Student Handbook — Dr Coleman notes page 31
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Common sleep issues page 32
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Reframing activity page 33
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