Daily Learning Contract
- Topic: Response Communication
- Objective: Students will describe SAR/WFR responsibilities and demonstrate safe communication, consent, observation, and documentation in a career simulation.
- TEKS: d(1)(C)
- Demonstration of Learning: Injured on the Trail Simulation Record.
Lesson Overview
| Time | 50 minutes |
| Objective | Describe SAR/WFR responsibilities and demonstrate safe communication, consent, observation, and documentation in a career simulation |
| TEKS | d(1)(C) |
| Deliverable | Injured on the Trail Simulation Record |
| Materials | FYF pp. 52-53; Climber Notes slides 2-3; optional triangular bandage, cohesive wrap, and finger-splint model; mannequin/dowel/paper-model route |
Non-Negotiable Safety Boundary
This is career role-play, not first-aid certification or real treatment. Never practice on an injury. Do not straighten, pull, reduce, or force a body part. Offer three equal routes before grouping: model/mannequin, consenting uninjured partner, or observer/documenter. Stop for pain, numbness, tingling, color change, distress, or a request to stop. Route real injuries to the nurse/911 process.
Warm-Up (5 min)
What makes a remote emergency different from one beside a hospital? Listen for distance, communication, weather, terrain, supplies, and time.
Activity 1: Career Research (12 min)
Students answer the three questions on the simulation record using the embedded workbook/deck and teacher-approved career sources. H&L may supplement but is not required.
Activity 2: Materials and Boundaries (10 min)
Use the Climber Notes supply table and image slide. Explain what each material represents. The slide's left image is the triangular-bandage example; the right image is the finger-splint example. Model permission, narration, loose placement, a comfort check, and an immediate stop.
Activity 3: Two Short Rounds (18 min)
Round 1: one learner narrates and handles the model materials; the observer records. Pause for one safety or communication improvement. Round 2: switch roles when appropriate or repeat with the documented improvement. No learner is required to be touched.
Active monitoring: score permission, clear explanation, gentle/no-force handling, loose placement, comfort check, and response to feedback. Do not certify a medical technique.
Exit Ticket (5 min)
EXIT TICKET (Decision Tree / Branching Prompt) · Printable PDF:
A learner reports tingling after a wrap is placed. What happens next? Correct route: stop, remove or loosen the simulation material, check the learner, and notify the teacher; do not continue the practice round.
Supports and Fallbacks
- Use a labeled picture card and read the boundary aloud before materials move.
- A student may narrate, point, sketch, or document rather than handle materials.
- No supplies: use a paper arm/finger model and describe placement. Absence: complete the record from the Canvas images.