Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 1 AM
Time
Skills
1 hour
Check – in and Set – up
− Swim Test – pass 25 yards
− Hand out and initial uniforms
− Discuss Rules and week’s theme
− Sunscreen application
Morning Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguarding Skills:
− BENAMES
− Glove Removal
30 mins
30 mins
30 mins
Theme of the Week:
− Head – to – Toe
− Major Arteries (Radial, Brachial,
Carotid, Pedial, Femoral)
− Pulse Check
15 mins
Break
15 mins
Lecture:
− Beach Rules
30 mins
Game or Activity
− Name Game with yellow balls
− Sharks and Minnows
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
LUNCH
30 mins
1 hour
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
− Have JG’s introduce
themselves
− Explain and
demonstrate
how/when
lifeguards use
BENAMES
− Demonstrate how to
remove gloves
without touching
any skin
− Explain and
demonstrate
how/when
lifeguards do a Head
– to – Toe check.
− Explain where the
major arteries are
and how to check a
pulse
− Sunscreen
application
− Have JG’s find the
facility’s posted
beach rules
− Explain their
importance and why
the beach has rules
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 1 PM
Time
Skills
1 hour
30 mins
LUNCH
Afternoon Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguarding Skills:
− Review BENAMES
− Rescue Tubes
− Dolphin Diving
− Active Victims
30 mins
30 mins
Theme of the Week:
− Review Head – to – Toe
− Breathing Devices (pocket masks,
BVM’s, nasal canula, non-rebreather,
OPA’s, and NPA’s)
15 mins
Break
15 mins
Lecture:
− Skin Cancer
− ABC’s of moles
− What does SPF mean?
30 mins
Game or Activity
− Rescue Relays
− Beach Flags
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
Clean up and breakdown session
30 mins
1 hour
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
− Introduce afternoon
JG’s
− Sunscreen
application
− Have JG’s
demonstrate and
explain BENAMES
− Explain how to use a
rescue tube (wrap
and deploy)
− Demonstrate how to
do a dolphin dive
− Demonstrate a
conscious victim
tube rescue
− Have JG’s
demonstrate and
explain how to do a
Head – to – Toe
− Demonstrate and
explain how to use
different breathing
devices
− Sunscreen
application
− Explain the causes
of skin cancer and
how to prevent it
− Explain the ABC’s
of moles
− Explain what SPF
means
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 2 AM
Time
Skills
1 hour
Check – in and Set – up AM session
− Sunscreen application
Morning Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguarding Skills: (Tube Rescues Cont.)
− Review Active Victims
− Unconscious Victims (practice on land
then in water)
− Have morning JG’s demonstrate and
explain how to wrap/deploy a rescue
tube and a conscious victim rescue
Theme of the Week:
− CPR (Adult, Child, Infant)
− Compression Depth (Adult, Child,
Infant)
− Multiple Rescuers
30 mins
30 mins
30 mins
15 mins
Break
15 mins
Lecture:
− What does CPR stand for?
− When/Why do you do CPR?
− What happens physically during CPR?
− Intro to Adult Rescue Breathing
Game or Activity
− Blanket Game
− Human Pretzel
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
LUNCH
30 mins
30 mins
1 hour
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
− Explain and
demonstrate how to
pick up an
unconscious victim
− Demonstrate an
unconscious victim
tube rescue
− Explain and
demonstrate how to
do CPR for an adult,
child, and infant
− Explain the
compression depths
− Demonstrate and
explain how
multiple rescuer
CPR works
− Sunscreen
application
− Explain to the JG’s
− Demonstrate and
explain how to do
adult rescue
breathing
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 2 PM
Time
Skills
1 hour
30 mins
LUNCH
Afternoon Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguarding Skills:
− Review Unconscious Victim Tube
Rescues
− Rescue Boards
− Rules and Safety on rescue boards
30 mins
30 mins
Theme of the Week:
− Review CPR
− Pocket Masks/BVM’s (correct
placement and ceil)
15 mins
Break
15 mins
Lecture: (Rescue Breathing Cont.)
− Review Adult Rescue Breathing
− Ratio for Adults
− How long do you continue Rescue
Breathing?
30 mins
Game or Activity
− Under water tag
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
Clean up and breakdown session
30 mins
1 hour
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
− Sunscreen
application
− Demonstrate how to
deploy a rescue
board safely and
how to steer
− Demonstrate how to
approach a victim
safely
− Demonstrate a
conscious victim
board rescue
− Have JG’s
demonstrate and
explain how to do
CPR for
adult/child/infant
− Demonstrate and
explain the correct
placement for
pocket
masks/BVM’s
− Sunscreen
application
− Have JG’s
demonstrate and
explain adult rescue
breathing
− Explain the ratio of
breaths per second
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 3AM
Time
Skills
1 hour
Check – in and Set – up AM session
Sunscreen application
Morning Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguarding Skills:
− BSI
− Challenge: Have JG’s try to take off
gloves with fake blood
− Submerged Victim Board Rescues
30 mins
30 mins
30 mins
15 mins
Theme of the Week:
− AED
− What is it used for? What are the
benefits? When do you use it?
Break
15 mins
Lecture:
− Review Adult CPR
− Child and Infant CPR
− Ratios and hand placements
30 mins
Game or Activity
− Noodle Chase
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
LUNCH
*Remind JG’s to bring food for the last’s day
Potluck
30 mins
1 hour
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
− Explain what BSI is
and the importance
of it
− Demonstrate how to
take gloves off
− Demonstrate an
unconscious board
rescue and how to
place a victim on the
board
− Explain proper
placing of a victim
on the board
− Explain and
demonstrate how to
use an AED
− Sunscreen
application
− Have JG’s explain
and demonstrate
CPR
(adult/child/infant)
− Explain and
demonstrate more
on Child and Infant
CPR
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
*Suggest things that JG’s
could bring (cookies, chips,
drinks, $ for pizza, ect.)
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 3 PM
Time
Skills
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
1 hour
LUNCH
*Remind JG’s to bring food for the last’s day
Potluck
Afternoon Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguard Skills: (Board Rescues Cont.)
− Review BSI
− Multiple Victim Rescue
− Submerged Victim
*Suggest things that JG’s
could bring (cookies, chips,
drinks, $ for pizza, ect.)
− Sunscreen
application
30 mins
30 mins
30 mins
15 mins
Theme of the Week: (AED Cont.)
− Review Adult/Child/Infant CPR
− Precautions of the AED
− Where not to use it
− What to do before using it
Break
15 mins
Lecture:
− Witnessed submersion
− What is it? What do you do?
− Witnessed vs. Unwitnessed
30 mins
Game or Activity
− Old One Tooth
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
Clean up and breakdown session
30 mins
1 hour
− Demonstrate how to
approach multiple
victims and how to
save first
− Demonstrate an
unconscious board
rescue and how to
place a victim on the
board
− Explain proper
placing of a victim
on the board
− Explain to JG’s
− Sunscreen
application
− Explain what the
lifeguards do during
a witnessed and
unwitnessed
submersion
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 4 AM
Time
Skills
1 hour
Check – in and Set – up AM session
− Sunscreen application
Morning Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguarding Skills:
− Review Adult rescue breathing
− Child and Infant rescue breathing
30 mins
30 mins
30 mins
Theme of the Week:
− Review Adult/Child/Infant Rescue
Breathing and CPR/AED
− Intro to Unconscious Choking Victims
− Challenge: Test JG’s Skills
15 mins
Break
15 mins
Lecture:
− OPA’s and NPA’s
− How to size and place
− When not to use them
− What is a gag-reflex?
Game or Activity
− Zombie Attack
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
LUNCH
*Remind JG’s to bring food for the last’s day
Potluck
30 mins
30 mins
1 hour
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
− Explain and
demonstrate how to
do adult/child/infant
rescue breathing
− Explain the ratios
− Explain and
demonstrate how to
clear an airway for
an unconscious
victims
− Use the trainer AED
to test the JG’s skills
− Sunscreen
application
− Demonstrate and
explain how to use
OPA’s and NPA’s
− Explain when to use
them
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
− *Suggest things that
JG’s could bring
(cookies, chips,
drinks, $ for pizza,
ect.)
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 4 PM
Time
Skills
1 hour
30 mins
LUNCH
Afternoon Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguarding Skills:
− Unconscious Choking Victim
− Chest Compressions vs. Chest Thrusts
30 mins
30 mins
Theme of the Week:
− Oxygen Tank
− How to set up an oxygen tank
− Oxygen adjuncts and Flow rates
15 mins
Break
15 mins
Lecture:
− When to give oxygen
− When do you use a nasal canula?
− When do you use a non-rebreather?
Game or Activity
− Beach Flags
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
Clean up and breakdown session
*Remind JG’s to bring food for the last’s day
Potluck
30 mins
30 mins
1 hour
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
− Sunscreen
application
− Explain and
demonstrate how to
clear an airway for
an unconscious
victim
− Explain and
demonstrate how to
set up an oxygen
tank
− Explain all the
different adjuncts
(nasal canula, nonrebreather, BVM)
and their flow rates
− Sunscreen
application
− Explain to JG’s
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
*Suggest things that JG’s
could bring (cookies, chips,
drinks, $ for pizza, ect.)
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 5 AM
Time
Skills
1 hour
Check – in and Set – up AM Session
− Sunscreen application
Morning Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
Lifeguarding Skills:
− AMR Guest Speaker
− If no guest speaker review CPR/AED
and Rescue Breathing
Theme of the Week:
− AED: have JG’s test each other with
the AED training
− Have the Head Guard/Vet Guard share
an experiences they might have
Break
− Prepare the JG’s Certificates of
Completion
Lecture:
− How to give CPR and use an AED
while transporting a victim
30 mins
30 mins
30 mins
15 mins
15 mins
30 mins
30 mins
1 hour
Game or Activity
− JG’s get to choose!
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
LUNCH
*Potluck for JG’s last day!
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
− JG’s get to choose
the exercise and
game
− Ask Head Guards
permission to have a
vet guard on break
to speak to JG’s
− Sunscreen
application
− Explain to JG’s (ex:
while victim is on a
backboard and
transferring care to
AMR/taking victim
to an ambulance)
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
− *Set up food (order
pizza, bring out all
the drinks/food)
− *After lunch hand
out JG’s Certificates
of Completion
Junior Lifeguards – Lesson Plan
Session 3: Save a Life… Shock ‘Em!
Day 5 PM
Time
Skills
Equipment/ Area to Use/
Techniques
1 hour
LUNCH
*Potluck for JG’s last day!
30 mins
Afternoon Training
− Stretch
− Exercise
− Game
30 mins
Lifeguarding Skills:
− Full Simulations
− What are they used for?
− What do you do?
30 mins
Theme of the Week:
− Rescue drills
− Tube/Board Rescues
− CPR/Rescue Breathing
Break
*Set up food (order pizza,
bring out all the
drinks/food)
*After lunch hand out JG’s
Certificates of Completion
− Sunscreen
application
− JG’s get to choose
the exercise and
game
− Explain how to start
a full simulation and
what they are used
for
− Have JG’s act out a
full simulation
− Have JG’s create
real life scenarios
that they can
respond to
− Sunscreen
application
− Explain what they
will be learning for
the next session
− Refer to JG Manual
pg 81
− Ask if anyone has
questions
15 mins
15 mins
30 mins
30 mins
1 hour
Lecture:
− Introduce the next week theme
(Session 4: Be Kind, C - Spine)
Game or Activity
− JG’s get to choose
Review
− Go over the days Lifeguard Skills,
Theme of the Week, and Lecture
Clean up and sessions breakdown
*Make sure JG’s have their certificates and
any food/containers they had brought for the
potluck