Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

I Want to be a Doctor by Dan Liebman

Reading Center for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

Fill your preschool reading center not only with books about doctors, but also with books about nurses and other medical personnel.

Snacks for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

Stethoscope snacks: Serve each of your preschool students a snack of a sugar cookie with a piece of black licorice strung through it. An edible stethoscope!

Concepts for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

Letter: Dd for doctor
Number: 6 for the 6 letters in the word doctor
Shape: circle
Color: white

Fine Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

You will find a slew of doctor coloring pages here!

Gross Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

Exercise: Doctors recommend exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. Put on a toy stethoscope and lead your preschool students in jumping jacks, running in place, toe touches, etc. Let your students take turns wearing the stethoscope and leading their peers in some exercises.

Art Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

Stethoscopes: Have your preschool students make stethoscopes. Give each student a poster board cut out of a circle, a matching circle of aluminum foil and a piece of black yarn. Have your students glue the foil to the poster board. Punch a hole through this and then let your students string the yarn through the hole.

Songs/Finger Plays for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

(sing to the tune of Ten Little Indians)

One little, two little,
Three little doctors.
Four little, five little,
Six little doctors.
Seven little, eight little,
Nine little doctors.
Ten little doctors keep folks well!

Pre-math Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

Set out the letters d-o-c-t-o-r that you have previously cut from felt or laminated construction paper. Put out an example of the word doctor for your students to use as a guide. Have them set out the letters, properly spelling the word doctor. Instruct your preschool students to count the number of letters in the word doctor. Now have your preschool students count out 6 stethoscope shapes to set beneath the 6 lettered word.

Pre-writing Center Activities for Preschool Lesson Plan: Doctor

For younger students, provide sheets of paper with the letters D and d lightly printed on them. Have the children trace the letters. Do the same with the number 6.

For older students, provide an example of the letters D and d and the number 6. Have the students practice writing the letters and number freehand.

Write the word doctor on your preschool classroom's white erase board. Let your students copy the word doctor on the white board with dry erase markers.