45 Fun & Free Ways to Learn About Doctors for Students
Published:
February 16, 2021
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Jeannette Tuionetoa
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Learning all about community helpers in your home can help your kids appreciate those servants all around us. Check out these free ways to learn about doctors, the community helpers that help to make us well, keep us healthy, and try to fix our injuries.
With the intense training it takes to become a doctor/physician, you would think they were appreciated more. I remember times on end that doctors have made a difference in my life.
Doctors in Hong Kong saved my father-in-law’s life after a myocardial infarction (heart attack). It was a physician who found issues with my stomach, prompting me to need emergency surgery where again, doctors saved my life.
It was a doctor who discovered my friend’s daughter had a tumor, and now she is living as healthy as ever.
Many of us have doctor stories that can wow our socks off. I even went to a doctor one time and as we talked and talked, he actually witnessed to me. He risked his career just to tell one little patient about Jesus. I didn’t tell him I was a Christian at first. I just let him speak, as I was in awe.
Once he found out I was a Christian, he began to tell me that he knew one day it may be his last time to tell his patients about Jesus. Until then, he would pray for the Lord to guide him on who to witness to and give him the words.
In America there are caring doctors and not so caring doctors. Overseas it is the same, but in some areas doctors do not get paid what they do in first world countries.
For instance, when I lived in Spain I came to learn that the medical system was a universal healthcare system where coverage and access was the same for all Spanish nationals, regardless of their economic situation or participation in the social security network.
Where I live now, doctors don’t earn much more than other careers for the amount of work they do, so people tend to take the doctors food and make feasts for them to show appreciation.
No matter what country you find yourself in, a doctor is a community servant that may not always get the thanks they deserve.
Free Doctor Coloring Pages and Worksheets
Be sure to grab these free doctor worksheets and coloring pages if you need something quickly for your homeschool lessons:
Male Doctor Letter D Coloring Page
Use this cute doctor worksheet to introduce preschoolers and kindergarteners to the letter D. Have them trace the word “doctor” and then color the doctor. While they are coloring, it can be a great time to talk about how doctors help us.
Female Doctor Letter D Coloring Page
Some kids will visit a female doctor so we created the simple doctor coloring page with a woman instead of a man. And instead of medicine we added a stethoscope to color.
FREE Doctor Riddle Multiplication Worksheet
Add a fun doctor riddle to your multiplication practice for older elementary kids but having them solve “Why did the banana go to the doctor?”
Homeschool Giveaways Store – Doctor Coloring Page
This cute “Doctors are Heroes” coloring page is currently available in our Homeschool Giveaways store.
Doctors are heroes and you can celebrate that with this free comic-style inspired doctor coloring page. Use it to create a thank you card to give to your family doctor during National Physician’s Week in March.
More Doctor Worksheets
If you want more worksheets than the free ones we have, check out these options we’ve found from other great sites. They can help your kids learn about doctors, the community helpers that treat our illnesses and injuries.
- FREE Doctor and Nurse Do-a-dot Printables (Montessori-inspired Phonics Instant Download) | Living Montessori Now
- Doctors: Love to Learn About Community Helpers | Love to Laugh and Learn
- At the Doctor FREE Worksheet | Education.com
- Doctor Community Helpers FREE Worksheet | Kids Academy
- Preschool Corner: All About the Letter Dd for Doctor | Homeschool Creations
- Doctor Kit FREE Emergent Reader | Making Learning Fun
- FREE Doctor Preschool Pack Part 1 & 2 | Homeschool Creations
- Learning About Healthcare Plus FREE Worksheets For Kids – Doctor Themed | Mess for Less
- FREE Doctors Unit Study Printable Pack | Busy Moms Helper
- Community Helpers Doctor Theme for Preschool | Preschool-Plan-It
- Doctor Preschool Activities, Lessons, And Games | Kids Soup
Doctor Crafts
These doctor crafts will be a great addition to your community helper lesson:
- FREE Community Helpers Guided Drawing
- Community Helpers Craft Idea for Kids (Doctors and others) | Preschool Activities
- Doctor Bag Craft | Preschool Activities
- DIY- Toy Stethoscopes | Suburban WIfe City Life
- Doctor-Bag-Craft-for-Kids | Funny.Crafts.us
- Q-Tip X-Ray Craft for Preschoolers | From ABCs to Acts
- Doctor Crafts and Activities for Preschool | Funny.Crafts.us
Doctor Activities and Games
Have fun with these activities and games:
- FREE Download “I am at the Doctor’s Office” from “The Waiting Game” | Habit Hacker Babe
- Community Helpers Matching Game for Preschoolers | Life Over Cs
- FREE Community Helpers Printables – Spin the Wheel | Kindergarten Worksheets and Games
- Doctor, Nurse, and Health Crafts and Learning Activities | Danielle’s Place
- FREE Doctor and Nurses Preschool Pack | Homeschool Creations
- Doctor Coloring Page: Tools FREE Worksheets | Education.com
- Hands-on Activity: At the Doctor’s | Teach Engineering
- Doctor Game ??⚕️ ???⚕️ App (FREE)
- Doctor Activities & Fun Ideas for Kids | Child Fun
- Giant Game of Operation | Instructables Living
Doctor Dramatic Play
Explore these doctor dramatic play ideas:
- FREE Doctor Play Set Printables | The Happening Housewife
- Exploring Occupations Through Play (FREE Printable Patient Checklist) | Melissa & Doug
- FREE Doctor Pretend Play Kids Printables | KidsActivitiesblog
- Doctor Pretend Play Kit | Professor Poppins
- Let’s Play Doctor Felt Pretend Play for Kids | Toddler Approved
- Doctor’s Office Dramatic Play for Kids | PreKinders
- Play Time: Doctor Themed Dramatic Play | Storybook Hideout
- Doctor Dramatic Printables – Work from Home Activities for Kids | Confetti Crate
- Pretend Play Doctor Printables That’ll Ignite Their Imagination | Simple Everyday Mom
- Doctor Charts for Imaginary Play | At Home with Ali
Books about Doctors for your kids:
- Doctor Books for Kids | Amazon
Videos about Doctors for your Lessons:
- Going To The Doctors (Original Songs) | By LBB Junior, Moonbug Kids
- Take a Field Trip to the Doctor’s Office | South Florida PBS
- I Want to be a Doctor – Dream Jobs | Radical Jr.
Final Thoughts
Remember to thank your doctors for all they do. They take your situation and investigate a treatment or determine what the root cause is.
Doctors take time, listen, and use their years of medical school to help us heal, help us get better, and help us stay healthy.
As you explore lessons on doctors as crucial community helpers, don’t forget to teach your kids about our ultimate Great Physician.
Jehovah Rapha, God is our Great Physician.
Psalm 147:3 (ESV) – He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
