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Sponsored by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

 

Children are often reluctant to enter an exam room or a doctor”s office. At Pretend City, children get the opportunity to experience the doctor”s office from an entirely different perspective, one of curiosity and excitement! Through pretend play in the Pretend City Health Center, children”s fears of medical personnel, procedures and equipment are reduced and their curiosity ignited about how their bodies work!

The following are some of the activities which will support brain developing connections and California State Educational Content Standards that are addressed at the Health Center.

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When I play on the exam table, my brain and body make learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

strengthen balance and large muscle coordination (legs, torso and arms) systems, which physically prepares me to read

Physical Education:
K4.7
2-4.9, 2-4.10
3-4.10

use energy in a constructive way

Physical Education:
K3.6, K4.3
1-3.7
2-3.6, 2-4.1, 2-4.2
3-4.5, 3.7

practice the concepts of speed, direction and location

Physical Education:
K1.3, K1.0
1-1.3, 1-1.4
2-1.1
3-2.1

negotiate and take turns

Physical Education:
K5.3, K5.4
1-5.3,1-5.4
2-5.5, 2-5.6

find and solve problems

Physical Education:
2-5.6

 

When I look in the mirror, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

develop imagination and creativity

Visual and Performing Arts:
PK2.0
K1.0, K2.0
1-1.0, 1-2.0
2-1.0
3-1.0, 3-2.0

recognize shapes and expressions

Visual Art:
PK2.7
K1.1, K2.5, K2.6, K5.1
1-1.1, 1-2.4

express feelings and ideas

Visual Art:
K2.5
1-4.2
2-2.4, 2-3.3
3-2.3, 3-2.4

know how ideas have value

Visual Art:
PK4.3
K2.5, K4.0, K4.1, K4.3, K4.4
1-4.1, 1-4.2
2-4.3
2-4.4
3-4.0, 3-4.2

use and learn about the relationship of space and size

Visual Art:
K1.1, K5.0, K5.1
1.1, 2-2.3, 2-5.3

Mathematics
Science

experiment and use the concepts of symmetry, balance, and design

Visual Art:
K2.7, K5.0, K5.1
2-2.5
Mathematics
Science

 

When I play in the waiting room, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

listen, follow directions, and understand spoken words

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.0
1-1.0
2-1.0, 2-1.1
3-1.0

know how ideas add value to the discussion

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.2

wait my turn when others are talking

Social Science:
K1.1

learn new vocabulary words

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.7
1-1.7

cooperate and be considerate of the needs of others in the group

Social Science:
1-1.2

 

When I play by measuring my height, my body and brain make learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

recognize shapes against the background of a table ( a reading skill)

Physical Science:
2-1a

strengthen fine-motor skills, which aid in the ability to read and write

Language Arts
Visual Arts:
PK2.2
1-2.3
Language Arts

sort and classify objects based on color, shape, size, length, weight, and height

Visual Arts:
PK1.3
K1.3

Mathematics:
K1.0, K2.2
1.1, 1-2.1, 1-2.0, 1.2.2, 1-2.4
2-2.0, 2-2.2
3-2.5

explore number concepts such as: like, more, less, longer, heavier, lighter, and shorter

Physical Science:
K1a

pose questions and gather data about self and surroundings

Mathematics:
K1.1, K1.2, K1.3
1-1.4, 1-3.1,1-3.1

recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas

Mathematics:
K1.1, K1.2, K1.3, K1.2
1-1.0, 1.1, 1-1.1, 1-2.0, 1-2.1
2-2.5
3-2.23,3 1.2

 

When I play with the x-ray machine, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

develop imagination and creativity

Visual and Performing Arts:
PK2.0, K1.0, K2.0
1-1.0, 1-2.0
2-1.0
3-1.0, 3-2.0

distinguish shapes

Visual Art:
PK2.7
K1.1, K2.5, K2.6, K5.1
1-1.1, 1-2.4

express feelings and ideas

Visual Art:
K2.5,
1-4.2
2-2.4, 2-3.3
3-2.3, 3-2.4
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know how ideas have value

Visual Art:
PK4.3
K2.5, K4.0, K4.1, K4.3, K4.4
1-4.1, 1-4.2
2-4.3, 2-4.4
3-4.0, 3-4.2

explore the relationship between space and size

Visual Art:
K1.1, K5.0, K5.1
1.1
2-2.3, 2-5.3
Science
Mathematics:
K1.1, K1.2, K1.3, K1.2
1-1.0, 1.1,1-1.1, 1-2.0, 1-2.1
2-2.5
3-2.23, 3-1.2

explore the concepts of symmetry, balance, and design

Visual Art:
K2.7, K5.0, K5.1
2-2.5
Mathematics:
K1.1, K1.2, K1.3, K1.2
1-1.0, 1.1, 1-1.1, 1-2.0, 1-2.1
2-2.5
3-2.23, 3-1.2

describe parts or a set of data to determine what the data show

Mathematics:
K1.1, K1.2, K1.3, K1.2
1-1.0, 1.1, 1-1.1, 1-2.0, 1-2.1
2-5
3-2.23, 3-1.2