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Grade Band: Unit 13Unit Topic: First Aid
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Build word recognition within daily living and vocational materials. Understand and apply vocabulary related to community, daily living, andvocational situations.
Recognize and apply appropriate health habits and practices, including nutrition, fitness and health care.
A specific topic is addressed each month, including scenarios, activities, vocabulary skills and other materials that will support the development of thetopic.
This activity presents a book format that addresses the overall focus of this month’s topic.Comprehension questions to build on each team member’s understanding of the topic are included. Encourage retelling and summarization usingthe comprehension questions. Select vocabulary words are also presented with each topic.This story provides an introductory framework for understanding what to do in an emergency situation.
Read the story This story is about two friends, Micah and Sasha, who go for a walk in the woods. Sasha is injured leavingMicah to make a quick decision about how to handle the situation. Will Micah know what to do? Will Sasha get the help she needs? Readthis story to find out.The suggested reading levels for this story are Level F/G, presented in a text format and Level E, presented in both a text format and asymbol-supported format. Comprehension questions are also in three formats. Level 3 is text-only. Level 2 is symbol-supported. Level 1 iswritten in sentence-strip format, allowing Team members to select from multiple choices or one errorless picture choice. Choose theappropriate level based on each individual’s need.
This activity can be extended with the following , located in
Discuss a variety of emergency situations that would warrant calling 911. Use the worksheet to help role play a variety of these situations in class.Forms from the should be selected based upon each team member’s needs and included in his/her individual .
1. Micah and Sasha take a _____. ()
2. Sasha slips and _____ down a hill. ()
3. This is an _____. ()
4. Micah calls _____. ()
5. Micah gets _____ for Sasha. ()
1. What are Micah and Sasha doing in the story?(singing, , eating)
2. Where does Sasha fall?(in a tree, in grass, )
3. What does Sasha hurt in the fall?(, arms, neck)
4. Who does Micah call for help?(parents, boss)
5. How does Micah help Sasha while they wait?(goes to her, , leaves her)
Team members will independently readliterature and informational text that havebeen adapted to the student’s reading level.Team members will independentlyparticipate in personal health and fitnessroutines.
Team members will read supported andshared literature and informational text thathave been adapted to the student’s readinglevel.Team members will participate in personalhealth and fitness routines with pictureand/or physical support.
Team members will actively participate insupported reading of literature andinformational text forms that have beenadapted to the student’s ability level.Team members will demonstrate activeparticipation and responses during personalhealth and fitness routines.
Topic Story 1: Comprehension questions
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Micah Calls 911
by Karen LeugersIllustrated by Allison Shumaker
Micah Calls 911
TRANSITION, Unit 13, First AidLesson 1, Daily Living Club, Topic Story 1, Micah Calls 911, Level F/G
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Words to Learn
Things to Learn From This Story
It is important to know what to do in an emergency.
Act quickly in an emergency.
Listen and do what the person from 911 says.
911: the number to call for help in an emergency
emergency: a serious accident or injury where immediate help is needed
dispatcher: a person who sends help when 911 is called
Micah Calls 911
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paramedic: a person who gives emergency medical care
ambulance: a vehicle that takes people who are sick or hurt to the hospital
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Why did Sasha and Micah decide to walk today?
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Micah and Sasha plan to take a walk.
The weather is cool but sunny. It is a
great day for a walk. Micah wants to walk
in the woods behind his house. Sasha
thinks this sounds like a good idea.
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How do we know that it is not yet spring in the woods?
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The walk is very nice. The leaves are
not on the trees yet. The leaves will come
later in the spring. Sasha and Micah see
many birds on the limbs of the trees. The
ground is still wet
from the snow
they had a few
weeks ago.
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Why did Sasha fall? 3
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Micah and Sasha walk up a hill. They
stop to look at a small stream of water at
the bottom of the hill. Oops! As Sasha
leans over, she
slips on the
ground. Sasha
starts to fall and
slides down the
side of the hill toward the stream.
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Did Micah make a good decision to call 911? 4
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Micah watches as Sasha falls. He
cannot catch her. Micah sees Sasha lying
down at the
bottom of the
hill. She is not
moving. What
should Micah
do? Micah decides this is an emergency.
He will call 911.
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How would Micah answer these questions? 5
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Micah dials 911. He hears the
dispatcher say,
911. What is your
emergency? The
person at 911 will
help. Micah explains that his friend has
fallen down the hill. What should he do?
The person at 911 asks Micah these questions:
Where are you?
Can you get to Sasha?
Can she talk to you?
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How is Micah helping Sasha? 6
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Micah looks. He cannot safely get
down the hill to Sasha. He calls to her.
Sasha! Sasha! Can you hear me?
Micah hears Sasha answer. Yes, Micah,
I can hear you. But
I cannot move my
legs. I cannot get
up. Micah tells this
to the person at 911.
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How is Micah helping Sasha? 7
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The person at 911 tells Micah to stay
there. Do not go down the hill. He can
help Sasha by talking to
her. Help is on the way.
Micah tells Sasha
that help is coming. He
is glad when he hears the ambulance
coming. He watches for the ambulance to
come down the road. Micah waves when
he sees the ambulance.
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How is Micah helping Sasha now? 8
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The ambulance pulls up close to the
hill. The paramedics jump out. They
are the people who will help Sasha. The
paramedics get a rope and a stretcher.
Micah shows them
where Sasha is lying
at the bottom of the
hill. The paramedics
work quickly to gure
out how to get to Sasha.
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How did the people from the squad help Sasha? 9
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The paramedics move down the hill
and check Sasha. They lift her onto the
stretcher. With the rope, they pull her up
the side of the hill. Micah is happy when
he sees Sasha coming up the hill.
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At the top of the hill, Sasha looks over
to Micah. Thank you for helping me.
Thank you for calling 911.
The paramedics tell Micah that Sashas
leg is broken. They will take her to the
hospital. They tell Micah he was smart
to act quickly and call 911. Micah smiles.
He knows he helped
his friend. Micah is
still smiling.
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Micah Calls 911
Tips:
To help someone else, you must keep yourself safe rst. Try to keep a sick or hurt person calm until help gets there.
TRANSITION, Unit 13, First AidLesson 1, Daily Living Club, Topic Story 1, Micah Calls 911, Level F/G
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Name: _______________________Micah Calls 911
1. Micah and Sasha take a ___________.
2. Sasha slips and ___________ down a hill.
3. This is an ___________.
4. Micah calls ___________.
5. Micah gets ___________ for Sasha.
help falls walk 911 emergency
TRANSITION, Unit 13, First AidLesson 1, Daily Living Club, Topic Story 1, Micah Calls 911, Fill-In Level 3
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Name: _______________________Micah Calls 911
help walk emergencyfalls 911
TRANSITION, Unit 13, First AidLesson 1, Daily Living Club, Topic Story 1, Micah Calls 911, Fill-In Level 2
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1. Micah and Sasha take a ___________.
2. Sasha slips and ___________ down a hill.
3. This is an ___________.
4. Micah calls ___________.
5. Micah gets ___________ for Sasha.
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Name: _______________________Micah Calls 911
1. What are Micah and Sasha doing in the story?a. singing b. walking c. eating
a. in a tree b. in grass c. down a hill2. Where does Sasha fall?
3. What does Sasha hurt in the fall?
4. Who does Micah call for help?
5. How does Micah help Sasha while they wait?
a. legs b. arms c. neck
a. parents b. 911 c. boss
a. goes to her
b. talks to her
c. leaves her
TRANSITION, Unit 13, First AidLesson 1, Daily Living Club, Topic Story 1, Micah Calls 911, Multiple Choice Level 1
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Name: _______________________Micah Calls 911
TRANSITION, Unit 13, First AidLesson 1, Daily Living Club, Topic Story 1, Micah Calls 911, Multiple Choice Level 2
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1. What are Micah and Sasha doing in the story?a. singing b. walking c. eating
a. in a tree b. in grass c. down a hill2. Where does Sasha fall?
3. What does Sasha hurt in the fall?
4. Who does Micah call for help?
5. How does Micah help Sasha while they wait?
a. legs b. arms c. neck
a. parents b. 911 c. boss
a. goes to her
b. talks to her
c. leaves her
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Micah Calls 911
TRANSITION, Unit 13, First AidLesson 1, Daily Living Club, Topic Story 1, Micah Calls 911, Multiple Choice Level 1
eating
legs
in a tree in grass down a hill
911 boss
arms neck
singing walking
parents
talks to her leaves hergoes to her
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