Checking the Charts

We had a big shake-up and boundary change in our ward recently and lost a bunch of people, including our primary chorister.  So I was asked to sub for a couple of weeks.  As it had been a bit since I'd been in and I knew the program was coming up, I figured I should probably check out the program songs. So we literally did just that.

I started by getting into my awesome outfit:

Calling Doctor Crazy!

I tried desperately to find a stethoscope but had no luck, so I settled for a little flashlight and a tongue depressor.  Then I pulled out my chart (clipboard) and pen and got started on the check-up.  I had previously hidden the names of each song under a few chairs, so I had each "patient" come to the front and tell us who they were (the name of the song).  I then proceeded to check them out while the kids sang the song.  I would get the started waving the tongue depressor down, and once they were singing I looked in the kids ears, mouth, listened to their heartbeat, opened their eyes wide, checked their armpits, had them make a muscle, bent as many joints as I could do.  As long as the song took.  We then went through my chart notes together.

Each chart simply had 4 sections listed:  Ears (loud/soft), Pulse (slow/fast), Throat (words), and Heart (feeling).  I talked about each one and had them join in on whether or not each was good enough or needed some medical attention.  

On some of the easier songs I had other kids be the doctor to each other, and I switched once as well and had the kid be the doctor to me.  The rule if they got to be the doctor was that they had to wear the funny hat, I'm always a big fan of supporting those who are willing to not worry about whether they look silly or not!  The kids sometimes had a hard time not giggling instead of "checking" but other than that, we had fun.  If it had not been fast Sunday I would have brought in a small piece of candy or lollipop to send them home after their "doctor's visit."