LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Define CPR and understand how to use it in an emergency situation.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

CASEL: Self-management, social awareness, responsible decision-making

Lesson Plan: Everything You Need to Know About CPR

CPR keeps blood flowing to the heart and brain of someone whose heart isn’t beating. Here are some facts about CPR.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Everything You Need to Know About CPR,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

What is CPR, and when is it used?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “Everything You Need to Know About CPR”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In TEENS CAN SAVE LIVES TOO, have students imagine that someone from the Red Cross is visiting their school to give a talk about a CPR course that will be offered next month. How might this person convince teens that CPR is an important skill for them? Have students prepare a three- to five-minute visual presentation using PowerPoint, Slides, or another presentation tool. Encourage them to use a mix of the information they learned in the article and any online resources about why teens in particular need to know CPR. When students are finished, have them present their talk to another group.

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