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Hands-Only CPR

Tenth graders learn the life-saving basics of hands-only CPR — how to recognize a cardiac emergency, call for help, and give chest compressions — a skill that can keep someone alive until professional help arrives.

Grade 10Emergency Response50 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Recognize a cardiac emergency.
  • ✓Know when to call 911.
  • ✓Order the CPR steps.
  • ✓Value knowing CPR.
Essential Question

If someone collapsed in front of you, would you know what to do? Hands-only CPR is a simple, powerful skill anyone can learn. What are the steps?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Hands-Only CPR Steps

Project this and have students put the hands-only CPR steps in order — from checking to continuing compressions.

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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Would You Know?

5 min

If someone collapsed, would you know what to do? CPR can save a life.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pose the emergency.
  • Preview hands-only CPR.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Consider.
  • Reflect.
  • Get ready.
2

Learn — The CPR Steps

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain check and call.
  • Explain compressions.
  • Note “hard and fast.”

🎒 Student Actions

  • Learn check.
  • Learn push.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Order the Steps

14 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the CPR Steps.
  • Order them.
  • Practice the rhythm.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order them.
  • Practice.
  • Explain.
4

Apply — Apply

12 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Practice compressions on a manikin/pillow.
  • Keep the beat.
  • Know when to call 911.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Practice.
  • Keep beat.
  • Know when.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the first step.
  • Say when to call 911.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Say when.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend concepts of emergency response.

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HE.7

Practice life-saving health behaviors.

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HE.4

Use communication to summon help.

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HE.3

Access valid emergency information.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • CPR step cards.
  • Sentence frame: “First ___, then ___.”
  • Practice the rhythm.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with check and call.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Practice slowly.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Learn to use an AED.
  • Explain the compression rate.
  • Learn the recovery position.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🙌A CPR manikin or pillow
  • 💻Order the Hands-Only CPR Steps
  • 🎵A 100–120 bpm beat
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

CPRcardiopulmonary resuscitationhands-only CPRCPR using only chest compressionscardiac arrestwhen the heart stops beatingcompressionspushes on the chestresponsiveaware and reactingAEDa device that can restart the heart911the emergency phone numberrhythma steady beat for compressions
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is the FIRST step in hands-only CPR?
Check — see if the person is responsive and breathing.
QUESTION 2
When should you call 911 in a cardiac emergency?
Right away — as soon as you find someone unresponsive.
QUESTION 3
How do you give chest compressions?
Push hard and fast in the center of the chest, about 100–120 times a minute.

Cool-Down: know the steps.

Have students teach the hands-only CPR steps to a family member and locate the nearest AED at school. A printable CPR sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 911, AED, cardiac arrest, compressions, CPR, hands-only CPR, responsive, rhythm
  1. the emergency phone number
  2. a steady beat for compressions
  3. when the heart stops beating
  4. a device that can restart the heart
  5. pushes on the chest
  6. CPR using only chest compressions
  7. cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  8. aware and reacting

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the FIRST step in hands-only CPR?
  2. When should you call 911 in a cardiac emergency?
  3. How do you give chest compressions?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 911 · 2) rhythm · 3) cardiac arrest · 4) AED · 5) compressions · 6) hands-only CPR · 7) CPR · 8) responsive
Part B: 1) Check — see if the person is responsive and breathing. 2) Right away — as soon as you find someone unresponsive. 3) Push hard and fast in the center of the chest, about 100–120 times a minute.