Theme: Doctors
PR: Going to the doctor can be frightening for children and often cause parents to feel anxious and overwhelmed. This story time is intended to help prepare kids for their next visit. Suggested stories:Baa-Choo! by Sarah Weeks
Corduroy Goes to The Doctor By Don
Freeman
Berenstain Bears Go To The Doctor
By Stan Berenstain
Little Hoo Has the Flu by Brenda
Ponnay
Clifford Visits the Hospital and
Puppy Clifford Visits the Hospital By Bridwell,
Norman
Leo Gets a Checkup by Anna
McQuinn
Little Bunny, Big Germs by
Rosemary Wells
Don't You Feel Well Sam? By Amy
Hest
Buzzy's Boo Boo By Harriet Ziefert
The Big Sneeze By Ruth Brown
Just a Little Sick By Mercer Mayer
Germs Are Not For Sharing By
Elizabeth Verdick
Blow Your Nose Big Bad Wolf By Steve
Smallman
When Your Elephant Has The Sniffles
By Susanna Leonard Hill
Stand Back says the Elephant. I’m Going
to Sneeze by Patty Thomas
Who's Sick Today By Lynne Cherry
If Beaver Had a Fever by Helen
Ketteman
Llama Llama Home With Mama by Anna
Dewdney
The Sniffles for Bear By Bonny
Becker
The Flea's Sneeze By Lynn Downey
Doctor Maisy by Cousins, Lucy
Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson
Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by
Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
IZZY IMPALA’S IMAGINARY ILLNESSES by DeRubertis, Barbar
NURSE CLEMENTINE by James, Simon
THIS IS A HOSPITAL, NOT A ZOO! By Karim, Roberta
FROGGY GOES TO THE DOCTOR by London, Jonathan
Leo Gets a Checkup by Anna McQuinn
Curious George Goes to the Hospital
By H.A. Rey
Clifford Visits the Hospital By
Norman Bridwell
Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor by
Melanie Watt
Sarah and Duck Visit The Doctor By
Sarah Gomes Harris
My Friend the Doctor By Joanna
Cole
If I Were a Doctor By Bettina Takacs
Daniel Visits the Doctor By Becky
Freedman
Here Comes Doctor Hippo By Johnathan
London
ELLIS GOES TO THE DOCTOR by Reuterstrand, Siri
CURIOUS GEORGE GOES TO THE HOSPITAL by Rey, H.A. and Margret
THE SCHOOL NURSE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON by Thaler, Mike
A Visit To Dr. Duck By Rosemary Wells
THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE by Westcott, Nadine Bernard.
The Cow Buzzed by Andrea
Zimmerman
I Drive an Ambulance by
Sarah Bridges
Maisy,
Charley, and the Wobbly Tooth by Lucy Cousins
Felix Feels Better by Rosemary Wells
Rhyme:
Five
Little Monkeys
“Brush Your Teeth
Oh, when you wake up in the morning
at a quarter to one
and you just want to have a little fun ...
CHORUS
You brush your teeth tch-chch-tch-tch-chch-tch-tch.
You brush your teeth tch-chch-tch-tch-chch-tch-tch.
Oh, when you wake up in the morning
at a quarter to two
and you just can’t think of a thing to do ...
CHORUS
… a quarter to three
and your mind starts humming fiddle-di-dee
CHORUS
… a quarter to four
and you’ve just heard a knock on the door
CHORUS
... a quarter to five
and you just want to feel a little ALIVE
CHORUS
… a quarter to six
and you’ve just had a plate of Weet-Bix
CHORUS
Bandages
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It
Put a bandage on my knee,
Put a bandage on my knee
Oh please take care of me
Put bandage on my knee.
Put a bandage on my head,
Put a bandage on my head
Oh please put me to bed
Put bandage on my head.
Ah-Choo! Ah-Choo!
Farmer’s nose tingles (point to nose)
Farmer’s nose twitches (wiggle puppet)
And he is going to sneeze!
Ah-choo, ah-choo, ah-choo!
Ah-choo, ah-choo, ah-choo!
(Continue with farm animals: Cow, moo-choo / pig, oink-choo / chicken, bawk-choo)
I’ve Got a Cold
I’ve got a cold (point to yourself)
My nose can’t smell (point to your nose)
My eyes are red (point to your eyes)
I don’t feel well (hand on forehead)
So I’ll drink my meds (pretend to drink)
And go to bed… (fold hands under head)
My nose feels better (point to nose)
And so does my head! (point to head)
Five Nasty Germs
Five nasty germs were going out to play,
Along came the water and washed one away!
Four nasty germs trying to have some fun,
Along came the soap and one had to run!
Then three nasty germs tried to make you sick,
But along came the scrubbing and said “You’re not going to stick!”
Two nasty germs got into a fight,
Along came the rinse and washed one out of sight!
One nasty germ thought it couldn’t be seen,
Along came a towel and your hand was nice and clean!
Wash Your Hands
Tune: Row, Row Row Your Boat
Wash, wash, wash your hands
Play our handy game.
Rub and scrub, and scrub and rub.
Germs go down the drain. HEY!
Wash, wash, wash your hands
Play our handy game.
Rub and scrub, and scrub and rub.
Dirt goes down the drain. HEY!
Activity:
Patient Charts , x-rays of people, x-rays of animals, play medical instruments