TEACHING ARTS AND TRADES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RECREATION AND RELAXATION

• Make a picture* of yourself when you’re asleep.
• Create a short lullaby* and sing or play it on an instrument of your choice.
• Prepare images* (draw, paint, color, photograph, etc.) for a fairy tale/story/etc. about sleep.
• Write a 3-5+ scene fairytale-style play, opera, or musical* about sleep.
• Write & produce a short film* with the theme of relaxation or sleep.
• Stage a ballet for “Sleeping Beauty” or another theatrical piece to the theme of sleep.
• Write and open source publish a thesis level paper* on the representations of sleep and recreation in arts.

• Ask 5 people to help you make a list* of trades that give the service to help people relax.
• Make a mobile* designed for little ones to sleep with above their bed.
• Ask 10 people what drinks help them sleep, then make a beverage* that helps you sleep well at night. Try it out for 3 nights and make a report* of your results.
• Make a mattress more orthopedic or create another adjustment* to have a good night’s sleep.
  
• Lead a class* on relaxing arts, including 3-5 practices that others can learn and repeat on their own.
• Design the interior of your bedroom* so that it is relaxes you when you go to bed.
• Do research and make a presentation* on foods that help relax and have a good sleep.
• Make a collection* of furniture items that would work for relaxation and sleep.
• Build a sauna or create a lounge zone* for somebody else’s home or for your home.

TEACHING ENGLISH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RECREATION AND RELAXATION

• Think of as many words as you can that have to do with sleep and say them out loud* with another person.
• Write a paragraph* about how you have fun and a second paragraph* about how you relax.
• Research the origin of the word “sleep” and make a crossword puzzle or word find* of its derivatives.
• Find 3-5 people from different areas of your country and record* them reading the same story about sleep; compare them and write down* 5 specifics of each dialect.
• Write 3-5 different short pieces* (poems, limericks, etc.) about relaxation and recreation in different styles.
• Make a speech* about the advantages of having a regular, healthy sleep based on your knowledge of organization and delivery of oral communication at an advanced level.
• Stage a performance* where 2-3 varieties of language (more and less formal) would be used for talking about sleep.
• Write a research paper on the connection, correlation, and interrelation of the language you speak, your way of thinking, and sleep, and make a presentation based on your findings.*

TEACHING HEALTH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RECREATION AND RELAXATION

• Make up a relaxing exercise and practice it in a group of 3 or more*.
• Explain a therapeutic effect of sleep in different situations and make a poem or other form or word art* to demonstrate it.
• Prepare a report/presentation* on the most appropriate time periods for recreation throughout the day, the week, the year, etc.
• Do research on the amount of sleep a person needs. In a research paper*, explain variations connected with personality types, age, goals/objectives, and lifestyles.
• Think of a lifestyle focused on maximum relaxation;compare it with one focused on mental and/or physical activity; which one works better for you? Create a visual presentation* of this.
• Explore and classify activities that are relaxing, energizing, or both; prove and support your classifications with facts and reasons for practicing each one. Make a brochure of these activities.*
• Explore old and new practices of silence. Examine the lives of those who have reached the highest level of expertise; choose methods of silence that would work for different types of personalities. Create a videotaped presentation* of this to be free shared on the internet.
  

TEACHING MATH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RECREATION AND RELAXATION

• List* 3 of your favorite activities and explain out loud* how mathematics is involved.
  
• Think about your 5 favorite games or activities and list* all the different ways that math is currently involved. Think of 1 new way to add learning about math to it. Pick 3 of them and use* the new way that you suggested with your friends/family and discuss* your experiences and results with a group.
  
• Learn about math involved in 10 popular sports (ex: tennis, golf, basketball, football, soccer, bowling, juggling, baseball, swimming, and track). Research world records (such as distances, speeds, etc.) and use these findings to further understand math involved in sports. Write a one page paper* on what you learned.
• Create a game* that uses green-level math and teach it to others.
  
• Pick 20+ of your favorite lullabies/relaxing songs and study all the different math components to their musical composition and discern if there are any patterns to what makes a song ‘relaxing’. Make a graph or chart* of your findings.
• Create a new fun way to learn indigo-level math and create a learning style, a game, a comic, or something fun* to help others learn. Get it published or integrated into public use in some way.
• Choosing 3+ violet-level mathematics that you would like to create a new fun way to teach to people, and, with that goal in mind, create an open-source manual* that calculates and describes the bodily processes involved in sleep cycles, circadian rhythms, and/or hibernation cycles.
  

TEACHING SCIENCE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RECREATION AND RELAXATION

• Explore and compare sleep cycles of different animals and plants you know of; why do you think there’s such a difference? Discuss* this with an older person.
• Explore the periods of hibernation and other non-active stages in the life of 5 different species of animals you know of. Consider why you think certain animals need to hibernate. Create a picture* of your findings.
• Explore the different species of animals that digest food while being asleep, Define the use of sleep in this case. Make a project* showing this.
• Make a presentation* on the animals that lead the most relaxing lifestyles and their features.
• Do research on the periods of sleep of different bodily organs for different species. In a 5 to 10 page report* give explanations for similarities and differences between them.
  
• Choose 3-5 species and explore the functioning of all their systems when they sleep, and the difference between the active and relaxed phases? Create a poster* showing this information.
• Explore the concept of REST in all life sciences; find the deep meaning and significance of it in each case. Create an experiment* to prove your thesis.

• Study the movement of a sleepless person taking into account all forces that influence him/her. Draw a picture* representing what you see.
• Measure a potential resting energy of 5-10 objects and record the results in a list-based presentation* that you create.
• Write a 2 to 4 page report* comparing the atom and molecule compositions of different types of matter and which one you believe is the most still?
• Find an experiment that gives 5-7 examples of the slowest chemical reactions. What makes them happen so slowly? Explain this in a presentation* which includes performing the experiment – if possible.
• Explore, define, and measure chemical bonds of elements in different conditions, considering which conditions you associate with sleep. What happens to the bonds in these conditions? Make a chart and presentation* showing your results.
• Explore and suggest how to “put to sleep” radioactive elements. Write and open source publish an article* about this.
• Conduct an experiment*on the concept of SLEEP within an advanced branch of physical science or chemistry. Free share* the steps of and research from your experiment and results.

• What seasons would you associate with a sleeping condition? Why? With another person, give a description* of each season in terms of being asleep and being awake.
• Compare the processes of rock formations. Which process is the most “sleeping” (the least active)? Make a picture or model* representing this.
• Study the rock cycle and define its “sleeping” periods. Create a 3-dimensional representation* of this.
• Choose a place on Earth and trace back its history of development by making/drawing a series of images* which illustrate its “still” moments. Design a map* of this.
• Choose 3 planets in the Solar System. Create a poster chart to compare* them by their static characteristics and rate them according to 3 scales suggested by you.
• Write and open source publish an article* exploring the structure and the composition of the atmosphere, discussing whether there are any still periods of its existence.
• Write and publish a thesis level paper* on the concept of SLEEP from a violet level in the Earth sciences molecule.

TEACHING SOCIAL SCIENCES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RECREATION AND RELAXATION

• Suggest to your family 3 ideas* on how to coordinate and practice different sleeping habits within a family/tribe/community/etc.
• Look at books on geography and choose the best country for having a rest. In a short speech, explain* your choice.
• Define the connection between personality types and types of recreation/relaxation. Write a 2 to 5 page paper* about this.
• Define which countries/cultures lead the most relaxing lifestyle and what you think the reasons are. Make a visual poster / chart* to show this.
• Explore the most relaxing periods throughout the history of each country. Consider what you conclude they result in. Write and publish a blog/article* about this.
• In a videotaped speech*, suggest a governing system where there is a person who “never sleeps” in all periods of this system’s development and functioning.
• Explore and analyze “sleeping” periods in social sciences and the results of them. Write and open source publish an essay* about this.

• What words/sounds/syllables do you associate with sleep? Why?
• Describe your preparation for going to sleep.
• Create partnerships for the word “recreation” and its synonyms.
• Describe your best sleep ever using the appropriate vocabulary.
• Make a power-point presentation on the top 10 countries for recreation.
• Conduct a speech contest for the funniest case connected with sleep and recreation.
• Study the concept of SLEEP on every level of the language you study (phonetic, lexical, and syntactic).

TEACHING TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RECREATION AND RELAXATION

• Find and use an application for recreation or sleep and talk about* what you like most about it.
• Research and make a list* of 3 applications – one for recreation, one for relaxation, and one for sleep Come up with a way to combine them to improve your health and try this out, journaling* your experiment.
• Research 5 applications – at least one for recreation, one for relaxation, and one for sleep so you can use them. Create a program* that charts your results with these apps and use them all for one week, making adjustments to your program as needed.
  
• Research 5 applications – at least one for recreation, one for relaxation, and one for sleep and create a program* that charts and compares people’s results with these apps for a week.
  
• Review technology/software based on recreation or relaxation/sleep products and create a multimedia presentation* to showcase and explain your top ten picks.
• Create an online resource* (website, online magazine article, etc.) for the top recreation and relaxation free online resources, tools, and tutorials.
• Create a complete recreation, relaxation, and sleep regime by combining at least three applications. Then, create a webpage* with a multimedia presentation and/or tutorial that shows people how to use these apps in your new regime and post your complete creation as an open source instructional.*

• Find pictures and make a collage* of five creative/innovative places or ways you or someone you know has slept or would like to try sleeping.
• Find 3 creative ways you like to learn that are centered on recreation and 3 that are centered on sleep and compare them to each other. Then choose the one of each you feel is the best for recreation and the best for sleep, and make a diagram* that shows why you would recommend using each.
• Create the ideas for components of an app* that is designed to help people track and improve their sleep patterns.
• Invent and create the blueprints and instructions* for a creative new type of comfortable sleeping area.
  
• Create 5 inventive ways* to make a ‘sleeping scene’ that can be photographed. Set it up and take 25+ pictures* like it is for a professional photo shoot.
  
• Invent and create a 3D model* of a new ideal ‘on the go’ sleep system that allows a person to sleep virtually anywhere, asking for and integrating feedback from at least 5 people. Then make a working version* if possible and get 10 people to try it and give their review.
  
• Research the top 20 game-changing innovations in recreation/exercise and/or relaxation/sleep and study and write a short piece* about their creative process. Apply *one of those processes to create a new innovation in a different industry or product.
  
• Study the recreation/exercise or sleep/relaxation industry and pick 5 different products/companies that you think would work well together and come up with a new way to combine them. Open source share that strategy* publicly and/or with the associated companies.

TEACHING VALUES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RECREATION AND RELAXATION

• Discuss with at least 2 other people* which of the One Community core values makes you feel the most relaxed.
  
• Make a collage* of examples of sustainability bringing rest and relaxation to people and the planet.
  
• Give a speech* of 5-7 examples of how connections with other people can help you relax.
• In a performance piece* you create, suggest 10 ways of practicing self-love that you have introduced into your life.
• Research* what active/non-active time means to 3+ different people. Write a comparative essay* about this.
• Make a theatrical performance* which demonstrates challenging situations in terms of respecting others’ freedom and suggests ways of overcoming them which brings comfort and relaxation.
• Write and open source publish* research paper on values that help you balance between sleepy/relaxing/recreational periods and the times of being awake/energetic/productive.