First aid lessons snakes and ladders board game

Resource Description

Are you looking for first aid lessons to build skills in safety awareness, CPR, first aid actions and first aid kit items? Your students will love playing the first aid snakes and ladders board game to reinforce their first aid knowledge and vocabulary! It's ideal as a bell ringer after a first aid lesson, or to support a small group of students practice their safety awareness skills while you teach a key skill such as CPR or checking for dangers with another group.

What's inside?

1 instruction page

8 first aid snakes and ladders board game templates - black and white, part color, full color in 60 square or 100 square options.

What you need

1 game board (choose from the 8 included)

1 die

1 playing piece for each player

What to do

Introduce first aid lessons in safety awareness using an acronym such as DRSABCD or check, call, care. Support simple first aid actions and responses, including CPR, checking for dangers, staying safe and sending for help.

Choose the game board which works best (full or part color, 100 or 60 squares).

All players begin the game with their playing piece on the START square.

Roll the dice to decide who will go first – the highest number begins.

Players take turns to roll the dice and move forward the correct number of spaces.

If a player lands on a first aid prompt, they may go up the ladder for a correct action or slide down the snake for an incorrect action.

The first player to reach the FINISH square wins the game.

Who is it for?

Life skills

Special Education

Transition Education

Career Education

Health and PE

Guides and scouts (first aid badge)