We love X-Rays!
We started the day out by reading What Does the X-Ray Say? - an adorable book I stumbled upon at my school's library. The kids were so into the book that the whole day just followed suit!
I was lucky enough to receive this "What's Inside Me Apron" from a colleague a few years back.
After reading the book, I introduced the apron as the "X-Ray machine" - showing what's in your body in black and white. We identified each of the parts with a quick intro on function, before focusing on the hearts, lungs and stomach. The kids loved it and couldn't wait to go to centers to all get to try it on!
Good thing - poor apron has been sitting unloved for months!
We also played some doctor in the dramatic play area!
Oh no! We found a plate in his heart! And she swallowed our book! Time for surgery!
I love theme days that keep my preschoolers amused all day! Not only did they all get an X-Ray done, but they (almost) all sat on the dramatic play area carpet and waited for the "doctor" (which they took turns being) to call their name (as they pretended to use the X-Ray book to look for names and call their friends). After a couple rounds of me modeling the game, they picked it right up and did a great job of being polite in the doctor's office! Hey - even the kids who were pretending to be cats and dogs (since there were some in the book) who showed up for X-Rays laid quietly on the ground and waited!
More body unit to come!
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