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Proper sleeping cycle for every individual, especially for children is very important. However, sleep has become a precious commodity for every age bracket individual, even for young learners.

The competition in the education sector is at its peak, which is taking a toll on the overall health of young students and even impacting their sleeping cycle.

According to a recent survey, it has been found out that 73 out of 102 students agreed that they perform inadequately on an assignment or exams due to lack of sleep.

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Due to an improper sleeping cycle, you can always witness situations in your classroom, especially in those weeks that are leading toward exams or submission of their assignments where certain students feel sleepy and struggle to be awake during class, because of the anxiety they have about their performance in their upcoming future.

Other than this, students also feel sleepy because of the various reasons mentioned below-

• Finishing their homework
• Studying for their exams
• Procrastination
• Socializing
• Using their smartphones till late midnight.

All of these reasons make students feel sleepy and have less energy throughout the class which could hamper the productivity level of the whole classroom.

If you are also facing similar issues in your classroom, then there’s no need to worry. In this blog post, we will be sharing various helpful intervention strategies for supporting students struggling with daytime sleepiness in class and also help you in addressing underlying reasons for student sleepiness in class.

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4 Helpful Ways For Supporting Students Struggling With Daytime Sleepiness in Class

1. Create Structured Routine

Students have so much on their plate, that they feel overwhelmed often which leads to high levels of stress and they feel tired. However, you can make their life easier by helping them to create a daily routine to follow.

The routine will help the students see each day in a structure and also give them a sense of predictability. Because of the structured routine, which has been set earlier, will help the student to complete each of their tasks in time and they never feel overwhelmed because they know each particular task there’s time allotted to it.

You can consider utilizing visual aids like- a study planner, which can give an hourly reminder to students to complete their tasks on time and when they need to switch to the next task.

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By completing every task throughout the day on time, students can feel relaxed and they will be able to sleep without worrying and stress.

2. Limit Their Screen Time

In this digital era, limiting your student’s screen time can prove to be challenging. Nowadays, every individual, especially children, and teenagers is hooked on social media apps and other form of entertainment present right in the palm of their hand.

However, collaborating with parents on improving student sleep for better classroom engagement is one of the best bets for you. Together you can form a routine that balances both entertainment and proper resting time for students.

For example- After school students are allowed to use their phones for 30 minutes and after completing their homework, they can play games or watch YouTube. However, they are not allowed to use their phones 30 minutes before going to bed. Instead, you can encourage them to read any book of their interest before going to sleep.

3. Encourage Them To Practice Mindfulness Activities

The pressure to perform well in their academics and in other fields is constantly hanging on the top of every student’s head, which increases their stress and anxiety levels.

Well, to help them you can encourage them to practice mindfulness activities like-

• Meditation
• Breathing Exercises

can help them to come back to the present moment instead of worrying about future events. Practicing mindfulness activities can ultimately help the students to reduce their stress level and de-clutter their mind, which is stopping students from sleeping properly.

4. Encourage Them To Journal Daily

Encouraging students to journal, their thoughts about their busy school day can help them feel relaxed and have a good night's sleep. Students can reflect on their whole day and write in their journals daily which could lead to reduce their anxiety and stress levels and also help them to learn from their experiences.

Additionally, you must keep in mind that many students may feel overwhelmed by the tasks they have to do after going home like- doing their homework, and assignments or preparing for their upcoming exams. So, you can also suggest they maintain a journal at the end of the school.

Addressing Underlying Reasons for Student Sleepiness in Class

In today’s world, students have to go through a lot of stress and challenging situations in their academic year. They have to fulfill various responsibilities like- doing their school work, and homework, performing well in their exams, and even in their extra-curricular activities to achieve success. On top of that, they have to balance their social life, and family time as well.

All of these activities bring lots of stress and anxiety in student’s life which makes them exhausted and ultimately results in feeling sleepy throughout their day in school.

However, with the above-mentioned various strategies for supporting students struggling with daytime sleepiness in class, you can help them sleep peacefully and help them to do their every task on time without breaking their sweat.
 

Additionally, if you really want to understand your students’ different pain points and help them to achieve success in every aspect of their life. Then we would suggest you pursue courses like the Certificate in Counselling Course for Teachers, which will help every student individually and make you capable of coming up with the right strategies to support them.