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Doctor and Nurse Care

Community Helpers

Day 132of 180
Week 27of 36
20Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Recognize doctors and nurses as people who help others

2

Draw simple human figures wearing medical clothing

3

Understand caring for others as a way to show God's love

Luke 10:33-34

But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion.

Luke 10:33-34 (WEB)

Demonstrates caring for others, just like doctors and nurses help people

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK4 Art

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Today in BibleMouse, we'll learn about how doctors and nurses help people feel better!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about firefighters yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Doctors and nurses are special helpers who take care of people when they are sick or hurt.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Doctors wear white coats
  • Nurses help patients feel better
  • They use tools like stethoscopes to listen to heartbeats
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever visited a doctor?
  • What do you think doctors do?
3Activity: Community Helper Drawing (8 min)
hands-on

Draw a doctor or nurse helping someone

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose crayons or markers
  2. Draw a person in a white coat
  3. Add medical tools like a stethoscope
  4. Color your picture carefully
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace doctor outline from BibleMouse Printables

Challenge: Add background showing a medical office

4Closing (3 min)

Share your drawings and talk about how doctors help people

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about doctors today?
  • How do doctors show they care?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about police officers who help keep our community safe!

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are learning about community roles and helping others

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in drawing
  • Focus on positive, caring aspects of medical work
🤔 Common Struggles:

May have difficulty drawing detailed human figures

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement with drawing, understanding of helping concept

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library book about doctors
  • Play doctor with stuffed animals using toy medical kit

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