Page 5 - Unit 5 Brain Needs: Understanding Physical Needs & Stressors

Physical Needs Cups

A model to help children better understand their basic physical needs.

We all have different physical needs:

▪ For example, some people need a lot of sleep, food or warmth to be at their best; other people
don’t need as much.

▪ We can think of this as the size cup we have for each physical need for our body to feel good.

▪ Knowing your size cup for these different physical needs puts you in control – it means
you can prepare ahead.

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