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Ernie Counts Backwards to Get to Sleep

From Sesame Street

Ernie Counts Backwards to Get to Sleep
2 minPre-KK1st2ndHealth
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Summary

A short Sesame Street segment about a strategy for falling asleep. Small and practical — pair it with the routine you are actually trying to build.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

This segment is about a strategy for falling asleep.

  1. What did the characters do?
  2. Why does it help your body?
  3. Do you do this at home? When?
  4. What is one small change you could make this week?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: healthy, habit, body, choice.

Try it: Draw yourself doing this, and write when in the day you will do it.