First Aid Basics: Read, Sort and Decide (Reading Only)

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First Aid Basics: Read, Sort and Decide
(Reading Only)
Health and Physical Education · Health · Grades 9-12 · 50 minutes
Time needed
50 minutes (one class period)
Prep
Copy the 2-page worksheet (one per student). No equipment needed.
Technology
None.
Student
independence
High. Silent reading, then individual work with partner check.
Copies to make
One 2-page worksheet per student
Materials
Pencils, Worksheet
Goal for today: Students will describe general first-aid steps for minor injuries, match basic first-aid items to their
uses and identify situations that need an emergency call.
Before the bell
☐ Copy the worksheet, one per student (2 pages).
☐ Tell students this is a reading-only lesson. Students must NOT practice bandaging, CPR, lifting or any
hands-on first aid on each other.
☐ Keep the answer key on your desk.
Say this to start
Today is a reading and thinking lesson about first aid. You will read about what to do for common minor injuries and
when to call for emergency help. Please stay in your seats. We are not practicing on each other. This lesson does not
replace a real first-aid and CPR course, which is a great thing to take if you get the chance.
Run of show
Minutes
What you do
What students do
0–5
Take attendance. Hand out the worksheet. Read the first
paragraph of the passage aloud, including the safety note.
Follow along.
5–15
Ask students to read the rest of the passage silently.
Read and underline key steps.
15–25
Tell students to complete Part A (matching, questions 1–5)
and the Part B step-order table.
Match each item and number the steps.
25–35
Tell students to complete the Part C table (Call or Handle)
and Part D true or false (questions 6–9).
Decide and answer on their own.
35–44
Tell students to answer questions 10 and 11 in complete
sentences.
Write short answers.
44–50
Read the answers from the key. Students check their work.
Collect worksheets.
Fix mistakes and hand in the worksheet.

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If things go wrong
• If students want to demonstrate bandaging or other first aid on each other, say no. This lesson is reading and
writing only.
• If a student asks about a real medical situation, say you cannot give medical advice and suggest they ask the
school nurse or a parent.
• If a student finishes early, use the early finisher list.
• If a student shares something that worries you, follow your school’s reporting procedure and tell the office
right away.
Early finishers
• Write a short, clear script (three sentences) of what you would say when calling for emergency help.
• List three safety habits that help prevent common injuries at home or school.
Support and challenge
• Support: Let students highlight the sentence in the passage that answers each question before writing.
• Challenge: Ask students to write a short guide for a younger student on what to do if someone gets a minor
scrape on the playground.
Notes for the teacher (you fill this in)
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How far the class got / what to pick up next:
Students who were especially helpful:
Anything the teacher should know: