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Oh No Dentist Day
Students listen to story Fang the Dentist by Mark Thaler. They discuss their feelings about going to the dentist, and write and illustrate two-sentence stories about their first visit to the dentist.
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Shakespeare's Dentist
Students investigate dentistry that existed during Shakespeare's lifetime. They answer questions and write a paragraph about a trip to the dentist taking the role of a patient of an Elizabethan dentist.
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Chew On This!
Learners develop pamphlets for a dental health mentoring program that educates younger students about caring for their teeth. They recall experiences at visits to dentists and consider why some students may have poor dental health.
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Where are all those teeth?
Students explore the legend of the tooth fairy. They create a tooth necklace out of dough and glitter.
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Upside-Down Books
Students read various examples of literature. In groups, they brainstorm a list of views that go against what was in one of the stories. They illustrate the opposite ideas and compile them into a class book. They use each other to...
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What Do Doctors Do?
Students recognize how doctors help people and about germ spreading.
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Tooth Be Told
Students consider the images and feelings associated with teeth. They also create posters about the importance of teeth in a variety of animals.(August 5, 2003)