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Focus Lesson Plan
Learning Outcome/Objective(s): Students will be able to identify first aid wounds, procedures,
and to demonstrate first aid care to specific types of injuries using the guidelines of The
American Red Cross. Students will be able to define 8-10 terms by following a PowerPoint
presentation accompanied with handout to fill in the blanks, and finally grouped with partners to
demonstrate proper first aid care with guidance of Mr. Brannigan and Ms. Gallagher.
Topic/Concept: First –Aid (Secondary Level)
Targeted Skill: To guide students on how to treat the different types of wounds and the proper
procedures that follow. Begin by asking students what they know, use of proper vocabulary, and
use of examples from the text.
Strategy: To activate background knowledge we are going to have two Scenarios that deal with
two situations of first aid. One scenario will involve the proper technique, and the other scenario
will involve the improper technique. Next we will let the class read each situation and determine
which is the best scenario and why. Followed by, a class discussion which Segway’s into our
presentation.
Materials Needed: Microsoft PowerPoint, Handout, First-Aid kits. Glencoe McGraw Hill,
Glencoe Health Student Edition (Secondary). Published 2007 New York, NY.
Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.2. Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a
text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept;
provide an accurate summary of the text. Applying first-aid procedures can minimize injury and
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save lives. 2.1.6.D.4 Assess when to use basic first-aid procedures. 2.1.8.D.4 Demonstrate firstaid procedures, including victim and situation assessment, Basic Life Support, and the care of
head trauma, bleeding and wounds, burns, fractures, shock, and poisoning. NETS: 1. Creativity
and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop
innovative products and processes using technology. Students: A. Apply existing knowledge to
generate new ideas, products, or processes.
Steps to implementing the strategy: The purpose of this strategy is to see what students know
about First-aid by using a reading scenario to activate background knowledge. Next we are to
Model a situation or situations where these first aid practices/examples would be helpful as we
go through our PowerPoint. During the PowerPoint students will have a handout which follows
the PowerPoint; students are to take notes, fill in the blanks, and write examples for terms in
their own words or examples from presentation. Guided Practice: Mr. Brannigan and Ms.
Gallagher will model an injury situation step by step and model the proper technique of how to
treat the wound or injury situation by using the American Red Cross Guidelines. Independent
Practice: Students will pick or come up with a scenario or example with a partner (as we did) and
treat the injury or wound properly. For this activity students must come up with a situation,
identify the wound, and go by first-aid steps to identify the severity of injury, next act to treat
wound to best ability or call 9-1-1. If there is enough time we will have students come up and
demonstrate their scenario for the class.
Assessment: To assess students the criteria we are going to use is 1.observation – Are students
following the presentation with the handout, are they filling in answers and examples properly
and understand at least 80 percent of terms and visuals. How students work during independent
practice; did students properly apply knowledge. During presentation examples call on students
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to answer. A formal way to assess is using a grade book or attendance sheet with criteria
standards for the day’s lesson as a checklist and mark off students’ progress individually.
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