unit 13 unit topic: first...

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


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



paramedic: a person who gives emergency medical care

ambulance: a vehicle that takes people who are sick or hurt to the hospital

Why did Sasha and Micah decide to walk today?

Micah Calls 911

1

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.

How do we know that it is not yet spring in the woods?

Micah Calls 911

2

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.

Why did Sasha fall? 3

Micah Calls 911

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.

Did Micah make a good decision to call 911? 4

Micah Calls 911

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.

How would Micah answer these questions? 5

Micah Calls 911

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?

How is Micah helping Sasha? 6

Micah Calls 911

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.

How is Micah helping Sasha? 7

Micah Calls 911

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.

How is Micah helping Sasha now? 8

Micah Calls 911

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.

How did the people from the squad help Sasha? 9

Micah Calls 911

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.

10

Micah Calls 911

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.

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.



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


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


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.

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


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

Micah Calls 911


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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