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Everyday First Aid

Twelfth graders learn first responses to common injuries — cuts, burns, sprains, choking, and nosebleeds — skills every independent adult should have. They match each situation to its first response, then practice talking through a scenario. (A certified first-aid course is the way to practice the hands-on skills.)

Grade 12Everyday First Aid45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Give first responses.
  • ✓Match injury to action.
  • ✓Use R.I.C.E.
  • ✓Stay calm and help.
Essential Question

Would you know what to do for a common injury?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the First-Aid Response

Project this and match each situation to its first response — tap the situation, then tap the response.

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

45 minutes, five moves

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

1

Warm-Up — Be Ready

5 min

A friend burns their hand cooking — what do you do first?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pose the scenario.
  • Share answers.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — First Aid

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the First-Aid Response.
  • Match each one.
  • Note R.I.C.E. for sprains.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Talk through a cut.
  • Talk through a burn.
  • Say the R.I.C.E. steps.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say.
  • Say.
  • Say.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Role-play a first-aid scenario.
  • Name when to call for help.
  • Build a mini first-aid kit list.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Role-play.
  • Name.
  • List.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a first response.
  • Say what R.I.C.E. means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

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

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

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HE.1

Explain basic first-aid responses.

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HE.3

Access help and emergency resources.

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HE.7

Practice first-aid and safety skills.

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PE.4

Apply safety procedures.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Situation/response cards.
  • Frame: "for a ___, I ___."
  • Use pictures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use 3 situations.
  • Use visuals.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Learn the choking response fully.
  • Build a real first-aid kit.
  • Take a certified course.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🩹First-aid cards
  • 💻Match the First-Aid Response
  • 🎒First-aid kit (demo)
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

first aidimmediate care for an injuryR.I.C.E.rest, ice, compress, elevatespraina stretched or torn ligamentabdominal thrustspushes to clear a blocked airwaywounda cut or injury to the skinburnskin damage from heatkitsupplies for first aidassesscheck what is wrong
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 response to a minor burn?
Cool it under running water.
QUESTION 2
What does R.I.C.E. stand for?
Rest, ice, compress, elevate.
QUESTION 3
What do you do for a nosebleed?
Lean forward and pinch the soft part of the nose.

Cool-down: everyday first aid.

Have students build a mini first-aid kit list and role-play a scenario. A printable first-aid guide is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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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: abdominal thrusts, assess, burn, first aid, kit, R.I.C.E., sprain, wound
  1. rest, ice, compress, elevate
  2. skin damage from heat
  3. a cut or injury to the skin
  4. immediate care for an injury
  5. a stretched or torn ligament
  6. check what is wrong
  7. pushes to clear a blocked airway
  8. supplies for first aid

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the first response to a minor burn?
  2. What does R.I.C.E. stand for?
  3. What do you do for a nosebleed?
Answer key — Part A: 1) R.I.C.E. · 2) burn · 3) wound · 4) first aid · 5) sprain · 6) assess · 7) abdominal thrusts · 8) kit
Part B: 1) Cool it under running water. 2) Rest, ice, compress, elevate. 3) Lean forward and pinch the soft part of the nose.