SHS2 Physical Education Health Core · Semester 2 Week 5: Health and Wellness

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.1.3.LI.5 - Discuss the concept of first aid and the common items needed for a successful first aid application.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define first aid in their own words and state its three main aims (preserve life, prevent worsening, promote recovery).
Identify and describe the uses of at least eight common items found in a standard first aid box.
Explain the basic principles a first aider must follow before and while giving care.
Demonstrate the correct first aid response for a minor burn, a cut, and a nosebleed.
Work collaboratively in mixed groups to research first aid information using ICT tools and present findings logically to the class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Physical Activity and Health (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Health and Wellness (1.3)
Content standard: 2.1.3.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of health and wellness. Learning Materials 2.1.3.LO.1 Discuss human diseases and the importance of their understanding for health and well-being. 2.1.3.LO.2 Explain the concepts of disease prevention. 2.1.3.LO.3 Explain menstrual health and hygiene. 2.1.3.LO.4 Explain the concept of first aid 2.1.3.LO.5 Explain the concept of stress and its effects on health and well-being.
Indicator: 2.1.3.LI.5 - Discuss the concept of first aid and the common items needed for a successful first aid application.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 5 (Week 25 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.55: the document prints "the concept of first"; the rest of the indicator, its exemplars and 2.1.3.AS.5 are all about first aid, so a word appears to have been dropped. Transcribed as printed
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 55

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Digital-based learning: Learners with the aid of their ICT tools search for the meaning of first aid. They identify the basic principles and importance of first aid and share their findings with others.

Assessment (2.1.3.AS.5): Level 2: For a minor burn, what is the appropriate first aid treatment? Level 3: Describe how five items in a first aid box are used. Level 4: A classmate cuts his hand deeply with on a piece of glass. Explain the steps a first aider would take to provide first aid until professional help arrives.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Online resources
- Pictures/charts
- Phones/laptops
- Projectors
- Visual
- Audio-visual aids.
- Textbooks
- Any other relevant materials.
- Any other equipment found in the community fit for purpose
- Learners explore the internet with their ICT tools (phones, laptops, etc.)