Lesson Plan

Learn about stroke and spinal injuries: First Aid

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Learning Outcomes

To know what a stroke is and explore how to help a stroke victim.

Higher: I can create a good way to remember the FAST mnemonic
Middle: I can understand how to help someone who has had a stroke
Lower: I know how a stroke is caused

To understand more about spinal injuries.

Higher: I can explain how to help someone who has suffered a spinal injury.
Middle: I can explain the impact of a spine injury.
Lower:   I know why a spine is important and its function.

Higher:
Middle:
Lower:

Activities

Mission Starter - Engage

Method:

Look at the slide asking about the parts of the central nervous system. Can children label these and explain their importance?


Children could complete the handout where they need to label the diagram of the spine. Write down/define rocket words.

Resources:

presentation - starter slide

The Story - Explore and Explain

Method:

Work through the information on strokes.  Pay particular focus to the 'FAST' slide - children to complete task on handout page 1 -define FAST when a stroke occurs.     
Watch expert video and then complete the rest of the handout.   
Continue presentation about spinal injuries at this point - explain slides.  Children could do a role-play task about how to respond if you arrived on an accident scene

Resources:

presentation

Mission Expert - Explain

Method:

Helping a stroke victim

Watch expert video about strokes and use it for children to complete Handout.


Watch expert video about how to help someone with a spinal injury - pupils to make notes to help.


Have you got the Backbone?    

Watch the film. In pairs, children practice how to help someone with a spinal injury - you could do this by showing the expert video and then pausing so children can follow step by step.

Resources:

presentation - expert film

<p>Mission Assignment - Elaborate</p> <p><em>(First Aid Activity)</em></p>

Method:

FAST films!

Use the First Aid Activity film to help with this task. Children are to make a short film, drama or animation which helps others remember how to use the FAST acronym and how to help someone who may have suffered from a stroke, and recognising the signs.

Resources:

Video camera (optional)
Film-making software (optional)

Mission Log - Evaluate

Method:

Children to complete Handout to show understanding of spinal injuries and strokes.

Quiz

With their talk partners, the children are to go through the quiz at the end of the presentation and answer the questions.

* children could also use this time to work through the unit workbook.

Resources:

Handout
Quiz in presentation

Assessment

Questions to Ask During the Lesson

1. What is  a stroke?  How does it happen?
2.  What are the signs of a stroke?
3.  How do we use FAST to help someone who has had a stroke?
4.  What could happen to someone who has suffered a spinal injury?
5.  Why do we have to be very careful with someone with a spinal injury?

Mark Allocation

1. 8 marks for handout sheet 1 - one mark for each named part of FAST and one mark for each explanation 

2. 7 marks awarded for handout sheet 2 - one mark for each part of spine labelled correctly and two marks for a correct explanation 

Choral Response Questions/ Phrase Suggestions

A stroke is caused by...
Our spines are used for...
If someone has a stroke...
The signs of a stroke are...
The mnemonic FAST stands for...
The best way to approach a spinal injury is to...

Teacher Mastery

The science behind the science!

A stroke happens when the blood supply and oxygen is reduced to a part of your brain.  This deprives the brain of the nutrients and oxygen it needs and within minutes, brain cells begin to die.  A strokes is a medical emergency and can result in permanent brain damage, various health conditions and even death.  The way to minimise this is to act quickly in an emergency situation and help the patient.

Teach FAST

Many advertising campaigns are now using the acronym FAST to help recognise a stroke victim and act promptly.  This stands for:

Face - is it drooping or slanted to one side?

Arms - Have their arms dropped or slumped - are they struggling to move their arm on one side of their body?

Speech - is it slurred/interrupted?

Time - Time to call an emergency service if you recognise any of these symptoms

Spinal Injuries

Ask pupils to try and explain why a spine is important - they may suggest that it's because it keeps you upright or helps your back to move.  What they may not know is that it is the centrifugal part of the nervous system; controlling many aspects of your body. There are different parts of the spine which act as the nervous system for different parts of the body.  This is all to do with the spinal cord.  If the cord is damaged, it can cause paralysis of different parts of the body.

Curriculum Fields

National Curriculum

First Aid

CBSE

Grade 3 - Safety and First Aid