Activities Kit
Download our Activities kit to guide students through a series of tabletop and workbook exercises focused on a variety of health care careers and 1-page overviews of careers in health care.
Activities Kit
Download this Activities kit to guide students through a series of tabletop and workbook exercises focused on a variety of health care careers including first responders, allied health, nursing, surgery, mental health, and discharge roles. The kit includes three elements.
Download the Teacher’s Guide and Answer Key for exercises, which includes materials required to lead the exercises, recommended language and timing.
Print 1 copy for the teacher. If the teacher secures additional help to facilitate exercises and distribute materials, each helper in the classroom should be given a copy as well.
Download the Field Notes Journal with a set of “Challenge” exercises and guided reflection questions.
Print 1 copy for each student.
Download the Tabletop Exercises for printing to accompany some of the exercises.
Print copies of each as designated in the Teacher’s Guide and Answer Key. Most exercises are structured for tables of 6 students, and printing recommendations will be based on this.
- Surgical Team Role Cards (single PDF, 4 pages/6 two-sided cards)
- Medical Folders (single PDF, 10 pages/folders)
- Obstetric Tray (single PDF, 1 page/1 tray)
- Obstetric Tools (single PDF, 1 page/6 tools)
- Nurse Gallery Walk Posters (single PDF, 3 pages/3 total posters)
- Mental Health Case Scenarios (single PDF, 6 pages/6 total scenarios)
- Emergency Response Simulation Cards (single PDF, 12 pages/24 total cards)
Download a standalone mental health focused activity, which includes a Teacher/Facilitator Guide and materials for the activity.
- Teacher/Facilitator (single PDF, 1 page/1 guide)
- Graphic Organizer (single PDF, 1 page/1 organizer)
- Self Help Info Sheet (single PDF, 1 page/1 info sheet)
- Career Info Sheet (single PDF, 2 page/1 info sheet)
- Case Scenarios (single PDF, 1 page/6 case scenarios)
Career Overviews
Download 1-page overviews of careers in health care, including a definition of the role, career options, education needed, and other basic facts.
Allied health includes professions that aren’t medicine or nursing.
Download Allied Health Career Facts »
Physicians, or medical doctors, examine patients, diagnose illness, prescribe medication, create treatment plans, and more.
Download Physician Career Facts »
Mental health professionals assess and treat patients with mental/emotional and substance abuse conditions, provide crisis prevention and education, and more.
Download Mental Health Career Facts »
Nurses work to prevent disease and promote health. They help patients who are ill by planning, assessing, and providing treatment and evaluating their progress.
Download Nursing Career Facts »
Health care administrators (non-clinical roles) oversee operations of health care facilities, manage schedules, supervise clinical and non-clinical health professionals and more.
Download Health Administrator Career Facts »