Your session goals
Local Superhero 33%
Emergency Aid Stage 1 100%
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Session summary
It’s always important that people understand how to be helpful in emergencies. These activities are a fun way to help young people understand how to stay calm and what they should do in emergency situations.
Safety message
- Always complete a register at the start of the meeting to record who is present.
- Activities start when the first person arrives and end when the last person leaves, including leaders and their children.
- Check the space is for hazards, keep the exits clear, and know the location of the nearest first aid kits.
Activities
Opening a Squirrel meeting
5 mins
Welcome everyone to the Squirrel meeting and get things off to a smooth start. Why not try this song and reflection?
Emergency superheroes
15 mins
Remain cool and calm as you practise making a call to the emergency services.
- Meets
- Requirement 1.a
- Requirement 1.b
- Meets
- Requirement 1
Mini medics
40 mins
Become a mini medic and find out what to do in an emergency.
- Meets
- Requirement 1.c
- Requirement 1.d
- Requirement 1.e
Goodbye Squirrels
10 mins
Why not finish your meeting with this reflection and goodbye song?
Preparation
Equipment
- Coloured pens or pencils
- Scrap paper
- Sign in system (optional)
- Quiet games and puzzles (optional)
- Scissors
- Bowls
- Sheets
- Face paint (in a variety of colours, including red)
- Gloves (optional)
- Bandages or plasters (optional)
Resources
Call handler questions
PDF - 77.5KBEmergency Superheros Accident Scenarios
PDF - 378.5KBSession notes
If your plans change or you have time to fill, try one of these fun games.
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