Dental Health

Here is a tooth holder pattern to make for kids who loose a tooth in school:

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/smiles/tooth-loss.html

 

         

 

                        

BOOKS:

 

Arthur's Tooth by Marc Brown

No Tooth, No Quarter! By Jon Buller

For the Truth Ask a Tooth by Dee Coghan

Dear Tooth Fairy by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Does a Lion Brush? by Fred Ehrlich

A Visit to the Dentist ( A Little Bill Book) by Eleanor Fremont

A Quarter from the Tooth Fairy by Caren Holtzman

My Loose Tooth by Stephen Krensky

Just Going to the Dentist by Mercer Mayer

Brush Your Teeth, Please by Leslie Mcguire

Andrew’s Loose Tooth by Robert Munsch

Nice Try Tooth Fairy by Mary W. Olson

How Many Teeth? By Paul Showers

My Teacher is the Tooth Fairy by Mary Smith

Dr. DeSoto by William Steig

I Lost my Tooth! by Hans Wilhelm

The Night Before the Tooth Fairy by Natasha Wing

 

* Visit the Dentist with Marty- interactive story at

http://www.ada.org/public/games/marty.asp

 

 

         

 

 

WRITING:

1. What Does the Tooth Fairy Look Like? Class

    Book

2. What Does the Tooth Fairy Do With All Those

    Teeth? Class Book

3. Things that Make Us Smile Class Book- Children

    draw illustrations of things that make them

    smile.

 

 

          

 

 

POEMS AND SONGS:

 

“My Wobbly Tooth”

Once I had a wobbly tooth
That wobbled to and fro,
Every time I ate my toast
I thought the tooth would go.
But then I ate a candy,
A sticky toffee roll,
Now where my wobbly tooth was
There's nothing but a hole!

 

“Brush Your Teeth”

("Row, Row, Row Your Boat” tune)

Brush, brush, brush your teeth,
At least two times a day.
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning,
Fighting tooth decay.
Floss, floss,floss your teeth,
Every single day.
Gently, gently, gently, gently,

Whisking plaque away.
Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth,
Every single day.
Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing,
Fighting tooth decay.

 

“Brushing”

("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" tune)

Here’s my toothpaste.

Here's my brush.

I won't hurry, I won't rush.
Working hard to keep teeth clean
Front and back and in between
When I brush for quite a while
I will have a happy smile.

 

"Are Your Teeth Clean and White?"

(“Do Your Ears Hang Low?

" tune)

Are your teeth clean and white?
Do you brush them every night?
Do you brush them in the morning?
Do you brush them right?
Do you brush them side to side?
Are your teeth clean and white?
Do you floss them good
To remove the bits of food?
Do you floss them every day?
Like you know you should?
Do you take good care of
The teeth that are there?
Do you floss them good?

 

“The Swish Song”

(“Frere Jaques” tune)

Swish with fluoride,

Swish with fluoride,

Round and round,

round and round.

Fluoride makes your teeth strong,

Fluoride makes your teeth strong,

All year long!

All year long!

 

 

  

 

 

MATH:

1.    Graph favorite toothpaste flavor. (Plain, mint,

   bubblegum)

2.    Place laminated teeth in order from smallest-

   largest.

3.    Smiley Face Number Match- Create smiley

   faces, using numerals for the noses, and

   laminate. Children place the correct number of

   teeth in each smiley face’s mouth according to

   the number on the nose.

4.    Toothbrush Number Match- Make large

    toothbrushes, each with a different set of dots

    on the handle. Create toothpaste patterns with

    a number written on each. Children match

    toothpaste to toothbrush with the correct

    number of dots.

5.   Toothpaste Tube Color Match: Make  several

    large toothpaste tubes .  Write a color word  

    on each.  Cut out color rectangles. Children 

    place color rectangle on tube to match the color

    word written on it.

6.    Roll-a-Die Tooth Game- Small groups of children

    take turns rolling a die and placing that many

    teeth (mini marshmallows) on a mouth pattern.

                         

                    

7.    Graph the number of teeth students have lost in

   class.

8. Create color patterns using toothbrushes.

9. Add or subtract by adding or taking away marshmallow teeth from a laminated mouth.

 

 

         

 

SCIENCE:

1.Tooth Decay Demonstration: Drop an eggshell into clear cup of coca cola. Make predictions about what will happen to the egg.The next day take the eggshell out and ask children why they think the eggshell became soft and brown.

2. Have children practice flossing using ½ a white  styrofoam egg carton (row of teeth) and yarn (floss).

3. Happy and Sad Teeth- Label one paper bag with a happy tooth and another with a sad tooth.Children sort food magazine pictures into healthy and unhealthy groups and place in appropropiate bag.

4. Make toothpaste-Each child mixes 1 tablespoon salt,2 tablespoons baking soda, few drops of peppermint flavoring (found in spice aisle of grocery store),and small amount of water to make mixture into a paste.

 

         

 

ART:

1.    Paint with toothbrushes.

2.    Toothbrush-Fold 12 by 18 piece of construction

    paper in half. Cut out notch to be toothbrush

    handle. Glue white paper between folds (not by

    handle). Cut fringe on white paper to create

    bristles. Students write their names on the

    handle.

3. Happy Mouth-Draw eyes and nose on paper plate. Glue red construction paper mouth on to plate. Glue mini marshmallows on mouth to represent teeth.

4. Happy Tooth-  Trace tooth pattern on yellow paper and cut out. Make toothpaste paint by mixing white paint, mint-flavored toothpaste, and white glitter. Children dip a toothbrush in the paint and brush their tooth to make a shiny, mint flavored tooth. Encourage children to brush back and forth as they paint just like they brush their own teeth. Draw a smiley face on tooth when dry.