Dental Health

~Dental Health ~

Brush Your Teeth

Sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells"

Brush your teeth,
Brush your teeth,
Give your teeth a treat.
Brush up and down and all around,
To keep them clean and neat!
Brush them once,
Brush them twice,
Brush three times a day.
Brush up and down and all around,
Keep cavities away!

Our Experiment Lab

We do an experiment using Coke and hard boiled eggs.
Each student lets their egg soak in Coke for a day. We observe
the changes! The egg is stained by the Coke! Just like our
teeth get stained when we don't brush and take care of our
teeth. The students get to brush their egg after it is stained to
remove the stains and plaque! The students ALWAYS LOVE
doing this experiment!

Students add "cavities" to teeth at the Math Center! Raisins
work as easy, cute, cavities if you don't want to punch out paper
holes! You could also have students use a hole punch to punch
small black dots to use as cavities!

We graph our favorite kind of toothpaste! I contacted my local
dentist and he donated toothbrushes to our class. You can also
buy packages of 5 toothbrushes at Dollar Tree for a $1.00. A class
set would only cost $4.00!

We learn flossing is good for our teeth! We practice flossing
with pretend floss (yarn and egg cartons) and then little flossers!

Students shop through grocery adds to find healthy food
and junk food! Healthy food they cut and glue on one side of
their paper tooth. Unhealthy food students glue on the other side!

The Tooth Fairy Came Last Night

Yesterday I lost a tooth
When I ate a lime.
The tooth fairy came last night
And she left me a _______________.

Yesterday I lost a tooth
When I ate a pickle.
The tooth fairy came last night
And she left me a _______________.

Yesterday I lost a tooth
Just like cousin Jenny.
The tooth fairy came last night
And she left me a _______________.

Yesterday I lost a tooth
It fell on the fence.
The tooth fairy came last night
And she left me a _______________.

Yesterday I lost a tooth
It fell on my collar.
The tooth fairy came last night
And she left me a _______________.

Students use marshmallow teeth to complete subtraction
problems! For example: If I have 8 teeth but I lose 2 teeth
how many teeth do I have left?

We write about teeth at the Writing Center!
My Teeth chew......

We create a Toothbrushing Chart! Students get to
take their chart home and record their brushing!

Students make a little
tooth fairy pillow at the Art Center!

We make edible mouths to eat!
MATERIALS NEEDED: apple slices, peanut butter, and marshmallows.

Comfort Dental comes to do a dental hygiene show for our school!

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