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Emergency Response

Eleventh graders learn the basic steps of responding to an emergency — check, call, protect, care, and report — so they can stay calm and help effectively until professionals arrive.

Grade 11First Aid55 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…

  • ✓Respond to an emergency.
  • ✓Know check-call-care.
  • ✓Order the steps.
  • ✓Help safely.
Essential Question

In an emergency, the first few minutes matter most — and a calm bystander who knows what to do can save a life. What are the steps?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Emergency Response Steps

Project this and have students put the emergency response steps in order.

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

55 minutes, five moves

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

1

Warm-Up — The First Minutes

6 min

In an emergency the first minutes matter most — what should a bystander do?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe an emergency.
  • Ask what to do first.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Consider.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Emergency Response

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Emergency Response Steps.
  • Order them.
  • Note check first.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Note it.
  • Name.
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Practice — Practice

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Practice checking a scene.
  • Practice calling 911.
  • Explain care.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Check.
  • Call.
  • Care.
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Apply — Apply

13 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Walk through a scenario.
  • Decide each step.
  • Explain it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Walk it.
  • Decide.
  • Explain.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the first step.
  • Explain check-call-care.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend first-aid concepts.

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HE.4

Communicate in an emergency.

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HE.7

Practice emergency response.

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PE.4

Practice safe behaviors.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Step cards.
  • Sentence frame: “First ___, then ___.”
  • Walk through a scenario.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with check and call.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use one scenario.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add CPR or AED steps.
  • Role-play a 911 call.
  • Make a first-aid poster.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🚑Scenario cards
  • 💻Order the Emergency Response Steps
  • 🧤First-aid supplies
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

emergencya serious, urgent situationcheckto assess the scene and personcallto phone 911 for helpcareto help until help arrivesbystandera person who is presentrespondera professional who helpsscene safetymaking sure it’s safefirst aidquick basic care
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 an emergency?
Check the scene for safety and the person for response.
QUESTION 2
What do you do after checking?
Call 911 (or have someone call).
QUESTION 3
Why check the scene for safety first?
So you don’t get hurt trying to help.

Cool-Down: be ready.

Have students explain the check-call-care steps to a family member. A printable emergency-response 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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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: bystander, call, care, check, emergency, first aid, responder, scene safety
  1. a serious, urgent situation
  2. to assess the scene and person
  3. to help until help arrives
  4. making sure it’s safe
  5. quick basic care
  6. a professional who helps
  7. a person who is present
  8. to phone 911 for help

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the FIRST step in an emergency?
  2. What do you do after checking?
  3. Why check the scene for safety first?
Answer key — Part A: 1) emergency · 2) check · 3) care · 4) scene safety · 5) first aid · 6) responder · 7) bystander · 8) call
Part B: 1) Check the scene for safety and the person for response. 2) Call 911 (or have someone call). 3) So you don’t get hurt trying to help.