What Are We Learning This Week?
Doctors are community helpers that use special tools to examine and take care of their patients.
This Week’s Big Questions
Why do we need doctors in our community?
Fun at Home
Ask your child about their most recent doctor’s visit. Help your child remember how the doctor and nurses checked them out, including what tools they used and why.
Show Me! Our Words of the Week
Say It:
Doctor
Explain It:
A doctor is a community helper that keeps us healthy and helps us if we feel sick.
Talk About It:
How are these doctors helping the baby?
Say It:
Thermometer
Explain It:
A thermometer is a tool for measuring temperature. A thermometer lets us know how hot or cold our body is.
Talk About It:
How can a thermometer help us find out if we are sick?
Say It:
Stethoscope
Explain It:
A stethoscope is a tool that makes the sounds inside a body louder. Doctors and nurses listen to the heart with a stethoscope.
Talk About It:
Describe the stethoscope. What does the doctor use the stethoscope for?