Dental Health



Predictable Sentences:
* A good food for my teeth is _____.
* My teeth help me eat _________.
* _________ makes me smile.



Parts of a tooth:
Crown, enamel, pulp, dentin, and root

Types of teeth:


* Make a list as a class of things that are good for your teeth (healthy food, flossing, brushing) and things that are bad for your teeth (candy, soda, gum).



Dicussion or Writing topics:
What makes you smile?
What does the tooth fairy do with teeth?
What does the tooth fairy look like?




This game gets students ready for subtraction and addition. They roll the die and take away (or add) that number of "teeth" (white unifix cubes). The mouth is made from red and pink construction paper.


The children sort the foods into two groups: foods that make our teeth happy (health foods) and foods that make our teeth sad (junk food). To make this game use white constuction paper and cut it into the shape of teeth. Then cut out pictures of different foods from magazines.

To the Tune of "Row, Row, Row, Your Boat"
Brush, brush, brush your teeth
Three times everyday
You will have a healthy smile,
And keep decay away.