Knoxville Area Chapter Red Cross

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Youth Education

The Red Cross has been teaching health and safety courses in the Knoxville area for more than eighty years. Red Cross courses are not only educational and informative, but are also fun! Volunteers at schools, churches, and other community organizations teach these courses in the community. We hope you will take advantage of our resources and teach a Red Cross course at your school, church, or community organization!

Longfellow's WHALE Tales

(Ages 5 - 12)
Teach American Red Cross water safety right in your classroom! Longfellow's WHALE Tales provides an easy-to-follow lesson plan for school teachers, parents, or other adult leaders teaching children ages 5 to 12 about safe behavior in, on, and around the water. Make water safety fun and easy to learn! Each lesson is reinforced with color posters, worksheets, activities, and a video that features Longfellow, the animated whale.

Longfellow's WHALE Tales Includes Five Basic Lessons:

  • Swim with a buddy in a supervised area.
  • Be cool, follow the rule -- the reasons behind water safety rules.
  • Look before you leap -- choose safe places to swim and dive.
  • Think so you don't sink -- what to do when things go wrong, such as leg cramps, exhaustion, or getting caught in a fast-moving current.
  • Reach or throw, don't go -- safe ways to rescue a swimmer in trouble.
    The course takes about an hour and can be scheduled by calling the Red Cross 865-584-2999. The Red Cross can send an instructor to your school, church, or youth group.

Basic Aid Training (B.A.T.)

(Grades 4 & 5)
Injury is the number-one killer of children ages 1-18. The BAT course teaches children the basic skills needed to identify and prevent potentially harmful situations, to treat common injuries, and to respond correctly to emergency situations. BAT emphasizes that accident prevention is the key to reducing the number of injuries and deaths in children. A Basic Aid Instructors class is required to teach this course. Units 1 - 6 are mandatory for course certification.

Course Outline:

1. First Things First 7. Just Say NO!
2. Rescue Breathing 8. Water Whiz
3. All Choked Up 9. Lost and Found
4. Ouch! 10. Cautious Kids
5. Famous Fire Fact 11. Safe Wheels
6. Poison Patrol 12. Review and Test

Instructor materials, manikins, and videos may be borrowed at no cost. Student books are $2.00 each.*

*Children with financial need are provided student books at no cost.

Safe On My Own

(Grades K-6)
Recent reports indicate that over one third of all elementary age children take care of themselves after school. Home Alone teaches students simple rules and procedures for responsible self-care. Children are taught skills to make their time spent alone more safe and constructive. Safe on My Own (20 minute video) Take Charge is designed for children who may be responsible not only for themselves but for younger siblings as well. See film contents at right. (Materials may be borrowed at no cost)

Problem Situations Covered in the Film Include:

1. How to carry and use your key and what to do if you lose or forget your key. 5. What to say if someone calls on the phone.
2. What to do if a door or window is unlocked, broken, or open or a ladder is under the window. 6. What to do when you need help in case of fire, a burglar in the house, or if you are hurt.
3. How to make sure it is safe to enter and how to make a safety check once inside. 7. How to use the telephone for help.
4. What to say and do if someone comes to the door. 8. What to do if you feel lonely or afraid.

 

Scrubby Bear

(Grades K-3)
Scrubby Bear Says: "Don't Get Sick, Wash Up Quick." The purpose of this course is to teach K-3 students about germs and behaviors that reduce and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Additional Materials Sing-A-Long Tape: Don't get sick, Wash up quick With Scrubby Bear Video Tape: Don't get sick, Wash up quick With Scrubby Bear (22min.)

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Germs
Lesson 2: How to become a Scrubby Bear Clean Hands Club Member
Lesson 3: How the Body Fights Germs
Lesson 4: Scrubby's Story about Tulip
Lesson 5: Scrubby Bear’s Review (Materials may be borrowed free of charge.)

Disaster Dudes

(Grades 4-6)
This course outlines how to use the "Adventures of the Disaster Dudes" video (14 mins.) produced to help you introduce children to disaster preparedness. It contains information on how to build partnerships, talk with children about family disaster preparedness and plan an effective presentation. It also offers suggestions for other types of classroom activities. (Materials may be borrowed free of charge.)

Additional Materials:

  • "Your Family Disaster Plan" provides guidelines and instruction to help people develop a disaster plan.
  • "Helping Children Cope with Disaster" provides adults with practical advice on how to help children deal with the crisis and reduce stress during the recovery period.
  • The "Be Ready 1 2 3" coloring book will help you be ready for three possible disasters that could happen to your family: home fires, winter storms and earthquakes.
    Course completion certificate available.

American Red Cross Emergency Test

(Grades 4-12)
"American Red Cross Emergency Test" is a forty minute video hosted by John Ritter. Students learn how much they really know about responding properly in an emergency and preventing accidents through taking this fast paced, 20 question test. (Materials may be borrowed free of charge.)

Additional Materials:

  • Home & Child Safety—burns, fires, falls, poisonings, and accidents
  • Natural Disasters—earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and electrical storms
  • Public Safety—choking, heart attack, severe bleeding, and unconsciousness
  • Recreational Accidents—jogging, boating, hiking, swimming, and bicycling
  • Test your emergency IQ. How you react in an emergency may mean the difference between life and death.

Facing Fear: Helping Young People Deal with Terrorism and Tragic Events

(Grades K-12)
“What does war mean?” “Am I safe?” “How can I help?” These are just a few of the questions raised in the minds of adults and young people alike during this time of heightened tension. In schools around the nation, teachers are turning to the American Red Cross to help their students cope with their fears about war, the threat of terrorism and the uncertain times we live in. The Red Cross Facing Fear: Helping Young People Deal with Terrorism and Tragic Events curriculum contains preparedness information addressing tragic events, natural disasters and other human-caused tragedies, including war and terrorism. The ready-to-go lessons are available for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 grade levels and meet national education standards in health, social studies and language arts. (Materials may be borrowed free of charge.)

International Humanitarian Law

(Grades 7-12)
What happens to prisoners of war? What are soldiers supposed to do if they find a wounded soldier from their enemy’s army? Who makes sure these rules are followed? What makes countries follow these rules? This course answers these and many other questions about the rules of war. International Humanitarian Law teaches students about the Geneva Conventions and the rules and principles that exist to protect people in armed conflict situations. This 28-page study guide contains background materials, classroom activities, research projects and a glossary of terms. (Materials may be borrowed free of charge.)