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Doctor Visit Pack

A check-up explained simply — waiting, saying hello, and what the doctor might check.

Roo Bloom · Everyday Challenges Collection · girl illustrations

How to use these pages

  • Read the story together before the day, not only on the day.
  • Put the schedule cards up in order where your child can see them.
  • Use the first–then board to show what comes afterwards.
  • Keep the same words and the same order each time.

Visual schedule

Cut these out and put them up in order.

  1. 1A clinic building with a cross signGo to clinic
  2. 2A waiting-room chairWait
  3. 3A doctor waving helloMeet doctor
  4. 4A stethoscopeEars, mouth, chest
  5. 5A thermometerTemperature
  6. 6A green tick for finishedFinished
  7. 7A houseGo home

Social story

  1. 1Going to the doctor
    A girl getting ready to leave the house for the doctor

    I am going to the doctor.

  2. 2Travel there
    A girl arriving outside the clinic with a grown-up

    I travel to the clinic.

  3. 3Wait my turn
    A girl waiting on a chair with a grown-up

    I wait for my turn.

  4. 4The doctor says hello
    The doctor greeting a girl with a friendly wave

    The doctor says hello.

  5. 5The doctor checks me
    A doctor listening to a girl's chest with a stethoscope

    The doctor may check my ears, mouth or chest.

  6. 6Thermometer
    A doctor holding a thermometer near a girl's forehead

    The doctor may use a thermometer.

  7. 7The doctor helps me
    A doctor talking kindly with a girl and a grown-up

    The doctor helps me stay healthy.

  8. 8Nearly finished
    A girl sitting calmly as the appointment comes to an end

    The visit will finish soon.

  9. 9Go home
    A girl leaving the clinic with a grown-up

    I go home.

First – Then boards

Cut along the middle if you want to use one pair at a time.

  • FirstDoctor
    ThenHome
  • FirstCheck-up
    ThenSnack
  • FirstWait
    ThenMy turn

Support cards

Cards your child can point to instead of having to say the words.

  • I can stay with my parent.
  • I can ask what happens next.
  • I can take deep breaths.
  • The doctor is helping me.

Every child responds differently — use, skip or adapt any page. These are educational materials, not therapy or medical advice.

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