Let's Take Care of Our Teeth!

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• Students will identify how to take care of teeth.

OBJECTIVE

• Students will identify types of teeth.
• Students will list ways to take care of teeth.
• Students will create a chart of dental care.

MATERIALS

• Large paper tooth for brainstorming words (add to the one from the previous lessons)
• Small tooth-shaped paper
• Kidspiration™ software
• Computer
• Large screen TV or projector
• Printer
• Staying Healthy: Dental Care by Alice B. McGinty
  

SET UP AND PREPARE

• Have Kidspiration™ software ready to use on the computer.

DIRECTIONS
Day 1
Step 1: Read Staying Healthy: Dental Care.
Step 2: Using Kidspiration™ on a computer connected to a large screen TV (or use chart
paper) list kinds of teeth, tools, people and behaviors associated with dental care. This will create a web of terms.
Step 3: Print the Kidspiration™ web in outline form. This will be used as a resource for the next activity.

Day 2
Step 1: Divide the class into groups.
Step 2: Give each group five small tooth-shaped papers.
Step 3: Each group should write five actions associated with dental care on their papers. (brushing teeth, flossing, going to the dentist, etc.)
Step 4: When the groups are done, use these papers to play Dental Charades.

LESSON EXTENSION
Learn more about teeth and play dental health games with these fun Web sites.

ASSESS STUDENTS

• Teacher Observation: Were students able to list dental care items? Were the groups able to write five dental care actions? Were the students able to dramatize dental care actions?

ASSIGNMENTS

• Have students tell three facts about dental care.

EVALUATE THE LESSON
Evaluate Lesson:

• Was there enough time?
• Were the students successful or frustrated writing about dental care actions?
• How effective was the Dental Charades game? What did I learn from watching the students play the game?

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