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Playing Doctor

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-SC3.4c
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Use the dramatic play area to set up a doctor's office or examination room. Encourage the children to care for the baby dolls and each other. Provide white shirts, hats, stethoscopes, shower caps, masks, paper slippers, nightgowns, empty medicine bottles, various bandages, an arm sling, a doctor's kit, notepads for prescriptions, appointment books, pencils, a thermometer, dolls, cotton balls, a telephone, a hot-water bottle, small flashlights, non-vinyl gloves, syringes, eyedroppers, x-rays, specimen containers, chairs and tables for the waiting room and posters that show body parts and common illnesses. Encourage lots of conversation. 

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