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Healthy, Happy Teeth
Students demonstrate the right way to brush their teeth and why its important to keep them clean.
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Tooth or Consequences
Learners listen to facts about dental health and watch a tooth brushing and flossing demonstration by the teacher.
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Module 2: "Keeping Teeth Bright and Healthy"
Students become aware why cleaning their teeth helps keep them strong and healthy. They study basic brushing techniques, what plaque is, how a cavity is formed, why having clean teeth is an important part of having a clean body and why...
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Be Kind to Your Teeth
What kinds of food can be bad for your teeth? Kindergartners and first graders explore dental health with an interactive science inquiry. Given a choice of foods such as celery, cake, and milk, kids choose which ones are better for their...
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A Teeth Changing Experience
Students research human health by reading an educational story in class. In this oral health lesson, students identify the importance of brushing their teeth and consuming calcium. Students read the book A Teeth Changing Experience...
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When Do You Brush Your Teeth? --Class Venn Diagram
In this math worksheet, students collaborate to make a tally mark Venn diagram which shows what time of day students brush their teeth: morning, evening or both.
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Health Education: Brushing Teeth
Second graders explore dental health as a topic. For this personal health lesson plan, 2nd graders demonstrate the proper technique for tooth brushing and describe the benefits of good dental health.
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Brush Your Teeth - Recording Sheet
In this teeth brushing chart worksheet, students put a check mark in the squares under the days of the week each time they brush their teeth. They place the marks under the icon of the sun or the moon to indicate if they brushed their...
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Healthy Teeth
A simple, yet effective lesson on dental health is here for your young learners. In groups, your class will place eggs in cups that contain a variety of liquids and observe what happens to the color of the egg. They brush the egg with a...
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Let's Take Care of Our Teeth!
Young scholars identify types of teeth, tools for teeth, the people and behaviors associated with dental care. Then, they create a list of ways to take care of their teeth. Students also create a chart of dental care using key terms...
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Brush Up On Your Teeth
Third graders examine the reasons why it is important to take care of their teeth. As a class, they sing the toothbrush song and read about tooth decay. They identify the parts of the teeth and identify foods that can keep the mouth...
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Open Wide and Trek Inside
Don't underestimate the value of a clean mouth! Here is a six-lesson unit that details everything a youngster needs to know about oral hygiene. It includes lessons on the purpose of a mouth and teeth, the nature of oral...
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Good Hygiene: A Healthy Smile
Learners practice proper brushing techniques. In this dental hygiene lesson, students use a plaque disclosing tablet to practice the correct tooth brushing procedure.
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Dental Care / Brushing Teeth
Students discuss teeth and how best to care for them. In this dental care lesson plan, students review pictures of teeth that have been taken care of poorly, construct a keepsake box for the "tooth fairy" and read books about dental care.
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The Crest Egg-Speriment
Students discover how fluoride protects their teeth. In this dental activity, students conduct an experiment with two eggs to simulate what would happen if they didn't take care of their teeth. Students discuss the results of the...
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Care for Teeth
Students study how to care for their teeth, and they study what happens if they don't clean their teeth.
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Junie B.'s Tooth Tale
In this health worksheet on taking care of teeth, students read about the importance of good care, and about the different parts of a tooth using a labeled diagram.
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Health Bookmarks
Students discuss the importance of good health such as, brushing your teeth, not putting toys in your mouth, using tissues, washing hands before and after meals, and other examples. They create a bookmark from the examples shared in class.
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Healthy Teeth
Students discuss how unhealthy teeth and gums affect health. In this adult health lesson, students identify foods that are harmful to teeth. They share ways to keep the teeth and gums healthy and disease free.
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A Little Flossing Goes A Long Way
Students explore how to floss their teeth properly. They observe a demonstration showing that bruising alone is not enough to remove plaque from all tooth surfaces.
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I Like To Take Care Of Me!
In this health worksheet, students view 11 pictures of people doing activities in order to take of themselves. For example, brushing teeth or taking a bath. Students circle the activities they do to take care of themselves.
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Stay Well Cards
Students use ice-cube brushes to paint pictures demonstrating ways that they can stay healthy.
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Dental Health: Cavities
In this dental care worksheet, learners read five paragraphs about dental health and cavities. Students then answer several questions about the text.
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Good Habits
In this good habits learning exercise, students complete the crossword puzzle with the terms about hygiene. Students finish 10 clues for the puzzle.