Lesson Plan 11B: Some Common Health Problems (Heart Attack & Stroke)

Topic: basic health hazards/emergencies

Learning Outcomes:

 Explain the causes of heart attack and stroke in men and women
 Identify the risk, symptoms, and recovery of heart attack and stroke
 Create posters (in English, Persian & Pashto languages) to notify the Rafaelo Afghan community about
the symptoms and emergencies of heart attack and stroke

Starting Time: 90 min   Activity   Materials

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9:00 10 min Orientation /Warm Up 

Watch the video through the link below:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_PYnWVoUzM

Answer the following questions.

1. What is a heart attack?

2. What are some symptoms?
3. What should be done after identifying the symptoms?

09:10 40 min  Present:   

(10 min)  Word wall: Medical Vocabulary

(30 min) https://wordwall.net/resource/34698457

 Online Jigsaw Reading

Heart Attack

https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/heart_attack.htm

 What are the symptoms of a heart attack?

 What are the risk factors for heart attack?
 What can I do to recover after a heart attack?

Stroke

https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/about.htm

 Stroke and What happens in the brain during a stroke

 What are the signs of stroke in men and women?
 Act F.A.S.T. to identify stroke

09:50 20 Mim Practice: 

Group Discussion:
 Students are divided into 2 groups (A and B). Each group assigns one
person as the scribe to take notes.

Group A discusses the most important risks, symptoms, and

emergencies of the heart attack that are very important for
everybody to know.

Group B discusses the most important risks, symptoms, and

emergencies of a stroke that everyone should know.

10:10 20 min  Produce:  

Group A creates and designs posters for important risks, symptoms,

and emergencies of the heart attack in English & Persian/Pashto
languages.

Group B creates and designs posters for important risks, symptoms,

and emergencies of a stroke in English & Persian/Pashto languages.

Note: Trainees can take the posters to Rafaelo.