Performing the Heimlich Maneuver Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Read with Understanding Outcomes Student will perform the Heimlich maneuver on him/herself and a partner.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      language arts - reading Roles:      Family, Worker, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, ESOL, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       2, 3 NRS Learner levels (ESOL)      4, 5 Time frame:       60 - 90 minutes Technology Integration Heimlich Maneuver (English or Spanish) Prevent Choking Heimlich Maneuver Video How to Perform the Heimlich Maneuver on a Baby American Red Cross

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Standard: Read with Understanding

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the reading purpose Discuss the concept of choking and pose questions around the causes, symptoms and prevention of an incident. Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose Students are reading for information to answer questions about choking. Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies Describe and explain all the steps involved in the Heimlich maneuver, using the classroom chart or notes to clarify understanding. Analyze information and reflect on its underlying meaning Students discuss how to prevent choking and practice the maneuver in pairs and individually. Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose Students will describe what they would do in case of an emergency to prevent others from choking.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students will learn the life-saving skill of performing the Heimlich maneuver. Contextual Actually practicing the skill on oneself and/or others gives the students the opportunity to actually move through the practice, better equipping them in case of an emergency. Building Expertise Students are building a repertoire of skills to be used in their lives, some of which could save their life or the life of someone else.

Lesson Designer Alice Davis NE ABLE Resource center (216) 261-7076 resctr@ix.netcom.com

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