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Health Care Helpers

Health Care Helpers

Who are society's caregivers? Students will investigate people who work in rescue and medical careers and depict them in action.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Paper
  • Poster Board

Steps

  • Step 1

    Discuss the people in the community who help keep us safe and healthy. Ask students to list some of these professionals and volunteers such as EMTs, nurses, paramedics, doctors, firefighters, and others. Make sure the class knows the 9-1-1 emergency number. What are some of the responsibilities of these emergency personnel?

  • Step 2

    Have students design a poster depicting one or more of these personnel helping people. They can create the scene on construction paper and then glue it to a larger piece of heavy paper or posterboard, then include information around the edges of the poster.

  • Step 3

    Ask students to present their posters and talk about the scene they portrayed and steps they might take in the event of a real emergency.

Standards

SS: Science, Technology, and Society: Identify how technologies such as communication and transportation have evolved and how people have employed advances in technology to modify daily lives including health and economics. Explore historical examples and imagine future technologies.

SEL: Responsible Decision-Making: Reflect on one’s role to promote personal, family and community well-being.

Adaptations

Invite a local health care professional or volunteer to talk to the class about keeping healthy and safe and what to do in an emergency.

Have students work with younger grades and help them create safety posters that feature messages such as "Wear a helmet when riding a bike," "Always look both ways before crossing the street," or "Have an emergency contact in your phone."