Just Who Is “Satpin M.D.”?

You may have heard of Marcus Welby MD, Doogie Howser MD and various other TV medics… but Satpin MD?

As I have been working with 4 year olds, just starting school, over the past few weeks, these are the letters they have to learn first.

And whenever I see it written down I feel it ought to be another hospital drama [to be repeated endlessly on ITV 3] But these letters are so incredibly useful, it is amazing how many words you can make from them [despite the fact that there isn’t a magic ‘e’ there]

I am sad, and in I’m pain. Satpin MD is in Spain.

Pat sat in paint! Pat did stain Tim’s satin pants.

Did Tim mind? Mmm! [Tim said “Stand, damn imp”]

A panda in a sandpit, ant in pants.

Mad Dad’s mint is damp. Mimi spat at dim man.

Instant antipasti dip? Add passata in a mini tin.

Sid is in India, I’m in Panama

Satpin MD said I’d nip past Sid’s pinata.

Pianist taps a minim, Ada spins and stamps

Actually my class don’t get to do exciting sentences like these – and I can’t think of any more – I seem to be running out of

spit and stamina

Maybe Satpin MD trained at the same hospital as that other children’s wordsmith, Dr Seuss?