First aid learning for children aged 5 –11
Welcome to First Aid Champions, where you’ll learn important first aid skills.
Through this resource, you’ll meet six characters as they use their first aid skills to help others. You can watch films and take part in activities to learn and practise first aid skills.
You’ll also learn about kindness, how to cope and keep calm, and how to keep yourself safe. Followed by tips on sharing what you’ve learned with others.
Now learn about the British Red Cross and meet the characters with the activities below.
Learning objectives
- Discuss the concepts of first aid and helping others
Introduction to the Red Cross
The Red Cross helps people in the UK and around the world in lots of different ways. One of these ways is teaching people first aid skills and spreading kindness.
Watch this film and see if you can spot all the ways the Red Cross helps people. How does the Red Cross show kindness?
Learn activity
Help the children learn more about the work of the Red Cross
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Introduction to the Red Cross
PowerPoint presentation with learning notes.
Meet the characters
Say hello to the characters who will help you learn first aid.
Now you have met the characters –
- What are their likes and dislikes?
- Do any of them like or do similar things to you?
- Could you make your own mini-world film or story about yourself?
Learn activity
Introduce the characters the children will meet in First aid champions.
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Continue learning
Now it’s time to start learning first aid skills. You can also learn about kindness and coping, and safety.
First aid skills
Learn and practise eight different first aid skills primary school children can use to help others.
Safety
Learn and practise how to keep safe when helping others.
Kindness and coping
Learn about kindness and practise how to cope and keep calm.
Share
Share what you’ve learned with others.
Guidance and support for educators
This section includes curriculum links, an educator guide and everything you need to get started.