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Health Education: Brushing Teeth

For Teachers 2nd
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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Tooth Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
In this crossword worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by solving clues about healthy teeth. For example, "Base of the tooth below the gum."
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Health Education: Dental Flossing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders do dental flossing. In this dental care lesson plan, 3rd graders demonstrate proper dental flossing technique and describe the benefits of flossing.
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Teeth

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
What kind of teeth do alligators have? Find out as you play a quiz game all about teeth. There are 15 questions all related to how various animals eat, swallow, and chew with their chompers. 
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What Causes Tooth Decay

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners investigate oral hygiene.  In this personal health instructional activity, students discover the parts of a tooth and how to best protect them from disease.  Learners examine the effects of acids on tooth enamel and...
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What Keeps Teeth Healthy?

For Teachers K
In this dental health worksheet, students examine 10 pictures and decide which 6 items help with oral health. They draw a line from each of those pictures to a picture of a smiling boy. They add the letter t to 3 word ending to form the...
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Dental Word Search

For Students 4th - 6th
In this health worksheet, students find the terms that are associated with dental health and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Plaque Busters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars work with the scientific method; observation, hypothesis, and experimentation. They observe the effects of decay and the need of good oral hygiene during an experiment with an apple.
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Good for Teeth

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this taking care of your teeth worksheet, young scholars check off the proper categories for taking care of their teeth and then color the worksheet.
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Open Wide and Trek Inside

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
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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The Magic School Bus and the Missing Tooth

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
We chew with our teeth every day, but how much do we really know about them? Allow Ms. Frizzle to teach your kids a thing or two about teeth. Kids complete a prereading exercise, read the book, and respond to several prompts about the...
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Diagram of a Tooth

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this tooth diagram activity, students study the diagram of the tooth and the 9 words that label the tooth. Students study the tooth diagram.
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Oral Hygiene

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate the importance of oral hygiene.  In this oral hygiene instructional activity students complete several activities that help them better understand the importance of dental hygiene. 
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Stopping Decay

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students review reasons why teeth are necessary, define tooth decay, discuss and list ways to prevent tooth decay, name at least two foods that promote dental health, watch video Tooth Wisdom, and complete worksheet Tooth Healthy Snacks.
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Human Body: Teeth

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars examine the structure of teeth, the different types of teeth and their functions. They discuss how to take care of their teeth and how to prevent dental diseases by viewing movies, participating in hands-on experiments and...
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National Dental Hygiene Month Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learning about dental hygiene can be interesting with lessons that explore math, science, and the vocabulary of dentistry.
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Tooth Brushing Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss importance of brushing teeth, and create paper teeth to practice brushing plaque.
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Healthy Teeth

For Teachers Higher Ed
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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The Crest Egg-Speriment

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover how fluoride protects their teeth. In this dental lesson, 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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Watch Your Mouth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the effects of tooth loss to their bodies.  In this oral health lesson students complete several activities that help them determine how tooth loss effects nutrition, facial structure and jaw bones. 
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Healthy Teeth

For Students Pre-K - K
In this health instructional activity, students are reminded to brush their teeth every day. Students will color the picture of the rabbit and her tooth brush.
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Let's Brush Our Teeth!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to types of teeth and how to take care of their teeth. They listen to the book "The Real Tooth Fairy," count and graph how many teeth they have and how many they have lost. Students...
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Tell Me the Tooth

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate the proper teeth brushing technique. In this dental hygiene lesson, students read the book I Know Why I Brush My Teeth and invite a dentist into the classroom to demonstrate the proper way to brush teeth.
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Taking Care of Your Teeth

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss the importance of taking care of their teeth while viewing pictures showing good/poor teeth care. In this health and science lesson, 1st graders list 3 things to do to keep teeth healthy, creating a lis on chart...

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