Learning kitGrades 4-5

Health and safety: first aid

Ready to help: first aid basics

Learn the first steps in an emergency and what to say to 911, interview a first responder, pack a portable first-aid kit, handle cuts, burns, stings and nosebleeds, and care for someone who is sick. Ages 9 to 11 or grades 4 to 5. It does not replace a first-aid class.

Time
About 90 minutes, in one or two sittings, plus a talk with a first responder
Steps
5 steps
You need
A computer, Chromebook or tablet, and a grown-up for the first responder interview. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.
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$5 for one learner: every step, the Storm Lab activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the learner's own work.

A pixel drawing of an open red first-aid kit with a white cross, and beside it adhesive bandages, a gauze roll, blue gloves, a roll of tape, an ice pack and a water bottle.

The 5 steps

  1. 1Learn the first steps to take in an emergencyRead and quizIn an emergency, a calm plan helps more than a fast guess. First aid starts with three steps: Check, Call, Care.
  2. 2Talk to first respondersInterviewFirst responders are the people who come first in an emergency: EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, police officers, and school nurses.
  3. 3Make a portable first-aid kitPack itA portable first-aid kit goes with you: in a backpack, on a hike, or in the car. Pack it from the shelf below, then build a real one with a grown-up.
  4. 4Find out how to handle urgent first-aid issuesRead and quizLearn what to do for the most common problems. When you are not sure, get a grown-up and call 911.
  5. 5Know how to take care of someone who's sickRead, quiz and planCaring for someone who is sick is part of first aid too, and it keeps the germs from spreading.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One learner

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 5 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • Storm Lab activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work: your 911 plan, your interview notes, your kit list and your care plan

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

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One payment and one code. Each learner types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

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Questions

What does the learner do in Ready to help: first aid basics?

It has 5 steps: 1. Learn the first steps to take in an emergency; 2. Talk to first responders; 3. Make a portable first-aid kit; 4. Find out how to handle urgent first-aid issues; 5. Know how to take care of someone who's sick. Learn the first steps in an emergency and what to say to 911, interview a first responder, pack a portable first-aid kit, handle cuts, burns, stings and nosebleeds, and care for someone who is sick. Ages 9 to 11 or grades 4 to 5. It does not replace a first-aid class.

What age is it for?

Grades 4-5. About 90 minutes, in one or two sittings, plus a talk with a first responder.

What is needed?

A computer, Chromebook or tablet, and a grown-up for the first responder interview. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work, for your records or a portfolio. It is not course credit.

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