Lesson Plan: Safety and First Aid

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:

  1. Identify common dangers and simple safety rules at home/school.
  2. Know basic first aid steps for small injuries (e.g., clean cut, cool burn).
  3. Understand when to ask for adult help and say "Help!" or call emergency.
  4. Role-play safe behaviour and caring actions.
  5. Use simple English words like "Band-aid" or "Help me" with Hindi support.

Key Vocabulary (Very simple with Hindi meanings)

  1. First aid (प्राथमिक उपचार) – Help for small hurt
  2. Injury (चोट) – Hurt
  3. Cut (कटना) – Small wound
  4. Burn (जलना) – Hot hurt
  5. Band-aid (बैंड-एड) – Sticky plaster
  6. Clean (साफ करना) – Wash with water
  7. Cool (ठंडा करना) – For burn
  8. Doctor (डॉक्टर) – Big help
  9. Help (मदद) – Ask adult
  10. Emergency (आपातकाल) – Big danger
  11. Safe (सुरक्षित)
  12. Careful (सावधान)
  13. 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! 😊