Curated OER
The Dragon's Tail
Second graders read a story about Little D, a baby dragon, and how he interacts with the five food groups. They color, chant, pantomime, and discuss food groups after reading the story. They also consider causes and effects as they make...
Curated OER
Shhh...the Baby is Sleeping
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
Curated OER
Language Arts: Becoming Fluent Readers
First graders develop letter-sound correspondence skills by segmenting words according to their phonemes. Using letter tiles and letter boxes, they spell words called by the teacher. After reading several books with the teacher, 1st...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Your Teeth
This resource provides this illustrated article about human teeth.
Read Works
Read Works: Missing a Tooth?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about losing baby teeth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Types of Teeth
There are many different types of teeth in your mouth. Learn about incisors, canines, premolars, molars, and wisdom teeth as well as the difference between your primary (or baby) teeth and your permanent teeth.
Other
Quality Dentistry: Children's Teeth
This site gives general information about teeth and their development. It also has a picture to show where specific teeth are located, including those below gum line.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Tooth Decay
This site from PBS Kids is a fun site where students are part of a survey to determine who has more cavities boys or girls. Up-to-date results are given.
Other
Healthy Teeth: Oral Health Education Database
Teeth and gums, prevention, cavities, braces, experiments, and activities are part of this comprehensive site.