Class/Grade: I (Age group: 6–7 years)
Subject: Environmental Studies (EVS) / Life Skills (पर्यावरण अध्ययन / जीवन कौशल)
Topic: Safety and First Aid (सुरक्षा और प्राथमिक उपचार) – Basic home/school safety and simple first aid (cuts, burns, nosebleed, what to do in an emergency)
Method: Bilingual (Hindi-English Parallel Approach) – Hindi for stories, explanations, and building confidence; English for key words and simple sentences.
Duration: 40–45 minutes (playful with actions, role play, and gentle demos)
Board Alignment: Suitable for CBSE/NCERT/State Boards – EVS themes on safety, health, and caring for self/others
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Identify common dangers and simple safety rules at home/school.
- Know basic first aid steps for small injuries (e.g., clean cut, cool burn).
- Understand when to ask for adult help and say "Help!" or call emergency.
- Role-play safe behaviour and caring actions.
- Use simple English words like "Band-aid" or "Help me" with Hindi support.
Key Vocabulary (Very simple with Hindi meanings)
- First aid (प्राथमिक उपचार) – Help for small hurt
- Injury (चोट) – Hurt
- Cut (कटना) – Small wound
- Burn (जलना) – Hot hurt
- Band-aid (बैंड-एड) – Sticky plaster
- Clean (साफ करना) – Wash with water
- Cool (ठंडा करना) – For burn
- Doctor (डॉक्टर) – Big help
- Help (मदद) – Ask adult
- Emergency (आपातकाल) – Big danger
- Safe (सुरक्षित)
- Careful (सावधान)
- Gentle (धीरे) – Soft touch
Materials Required
- Pictures/charts: Small cut with band-aid, burn with cool water, child asking teacher help
- Soft props: Toy doctor kit, band-aids (real or play), cotton, safe water bowl
- Doll/soft toy for role play "hurt"
- Rhyme printouts
- Crayons/paper for drawing "My first aid"
- Stickers for caring actions
Procedure
1. Warm-up (5–7 minutes)
Objective: Gentle start with caring.
- Greet: "Good morning, caring friends! नमस्कार! आज हम safe रहना और help करना सीखेंगे।"
- Rhyme/Action: "If you fall and get a boo-boo, what do you do? (चोट लगे तो क्या करो?) Clean and band-aid, feel better soon!"
- Quick: Show picture of child with small cut → "Ouch! चोट! We help."
2. Introduction to Safety and First Aid (10 minutes)
Objective: Basic rules bilingually.
- Story: "एक बच्चा खेल रहा था। गर्म चाय गिर गई। क्या करे? (Child playing, hot tea spills. What to do?)" Explain: "Cool with water (पानी से ठंडा करो), tell mummy – safe!"
- Common injuries:
- Cut: "Clean with water, band-aid. साफ पानी से धोओ, बैंड-एड लगाओ।"
- Burn: "Cool water, no butter! ठंडा पानी, मक्खन नहीं।"
- Nosebleed/Fall: "Sit, tell teacher. बैठो, टीचर को बताओ।"
- Always: "Big hurt – ask adult or doctor. बड़ी चोट – बड़े को बताओ।"
3. Main Activity 1: First Aid Role Play (10 minutes)
Objective: Practise caring.
- Demo with doll: Teacher "hurts" doll → Children say "Clean!" / "Band-aid!"
- Groups: Use toy kit.
- One child "hurt" (pretend cut), others help: "Clean water! बैंड-एड!" Say "I help you."
- Gentle touch: "Be soft. धीरे करो।"
4. Main Activity 2: Safety Rules Game (10 minutes)
Objective: Reinforce safety.
- Action game: Teacher says danger → Children "Stop!" or "Help!"
- "Touch hot stove?" → "No! खतरा!"
- "Fall down?" → "Tell teacher help!"
- Circle: Pass doll → Say one safety: "Clean cut. चोट साफ करो।"
5. Conclusion and Wrap-up (5 minutes)
Objective: Recap kindly.
- Questions: "For cut, what? कटने पर क्या?" / "Always tell...?"
- Rhyme: "Clean and cool, band-aid too! Help and safe, good for you!"
- Draw: "My helping picture" (e.g., band-aid on friend).
- Stickers: For caring role play.
Assessment
- Formative: Observation of role play, correct "help" actions.
- Oral: "What for burn?" / "Say help!"
- Drawing: Check for first aid/safety ideas.
- Self-assessment: Hug self: "I can help safe!"
Differentiation
- Advanced: Add "Call 108" for emergency (India ambulance).
- Struggling: More demos/Hindi, simple actions.
- Sensitive: Keep gentle, no scary stories.
Homework
- Draw small hurt → How help (clean/band-aid) → Tell family "Clean first!"
- Practise: "If ouch, say help me!"
This bilingual lesson teaches safety and first aid with care, empathy, and play, using simple actions to build confidence! 😊