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Dental Detectives

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First graders explore the theme of dental health and hygeine. They make tooth loss predictions, count lost teeth, and graph tooth loss. In addition, they listen to dental health stories, read online stories, create spreadsheets, and play online games.

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hygiene, oral hygiene, teeth

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dental, hygiene, teeth, tooth, math
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1st
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Math
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