Materials: tooth
notepad, Sharpie marker, laminating film, magnetic letters.
Directions: Use
the Sharpie marker to write your focus sight words on the tooth
notepad. Place a basket or tub of magnetic letters in the
center of the table. Students will spell the sight words
out on the mats with magnetic letters.
Phonological Awareness
Syllables
Setting: Small Group, Literacy Centers
Objective: Phonological Awareness- syllabication
Materials: Dental
health syllable mats (see printables section below), tooth erasers
or stamps
Directions:
Print the dental health syllable sheets on cardstock and
laminate. Give 2 sheets to each student in your small
group. The students will identify the picture, then clap
the number of syllables they hear in each word. Next,
students will place the correct number of tooth erasers next to
each picture to indicate the number of syllables in the word OR
stamp the correct number of teeth to indicate the syllables.
Materials: Pictures of
dental health items (see printables
section below), cardstock, laminating film,
magnetic tape, scissors, cookie sheet, magnetic letters
Directions:Print
the dental health pictures on cardstock and laminate. Next, cut the pictures out and place a small piece of magnetic tape
on the back of each card. Give each child in your small
group a cookie sheet. Students will identify the
picture, place it on the cookie sheet, and then place the
magnetic letter next to it that starts with the beginning sound
of the item pictured.
Brush, Brush Game
Setting: Small or Large Group, Literacy Centers
Objective: Alphabet or Sight Word Recognition
Materials: tooth cut-outs, Sharpie marker, laminating film,
Do-A-Dot markers, recording sheet, plastic container or
basket to put cut-outs in
Directions:
This game is a modified version of the
Bang Game. Write one one word on each tooth cut-out
using the Sharpie marker. On one tooth write the words
"Brush! Brush!" with the Sharpie marker. Laminate the
tooth cut-outs for durability. Place all the teeth in a
basket or plastic tub. This game can be played in large or
small groups. Give a recording sheet to each student.
Have the students sit in a circle and pass the basket of teeth
around. Each student closes his eyes and removes one
tooth, then reads the word written on the back aloud and marks
it on his recording sheet with a Do-A-Dot marker. If a
student gets the tooth that says "Brush! Brush!" all the
students can chime in and sing the "Brush Your Teeth" by Raffi
out loud together and pretend to brush their teeth.
This game could also be played
with letters written on the teeth and recording sheet instead of
sight words.
Math
Activities
Activity
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Instructions
Dental Health Board Game
Setting: Small Group, Math Centers
Objective: 1:1 correspondence
Materials:
black construction paper, laminating film, dental
health stickers (see resource section below), foam die, tooth
erasers
Directions:
Affix dental health stickers to
the black construction paper playing board to create a path.
When the board is complete laminate it for durability.
Use the tooth
erasers as playing pieces. Place the playing pieces on
the tooth to start. Students will take turns rolling the die
and moving along the tooth path towards the toothpaste so they
can become sparkly clean.
1:1 Marshmallow Game
Setting: Small Group, Math Centers
Objective: 1:1 correspondence
Materials: printable
teeth mat- one for each child in the small group (available in printables
section below), cardstock, laminating film, foam die,
mini-marshmallows
Directions:
Print the teeth mats on cardstock
and laminate. Give each student in the small group a tooth
mat. Place the marshmallows in the center of the table in
a bowl or other container so they are easily accessible to all
students. Each student takes a turn rolling the die and
putting the corresponding number of marshmallows on their
recording sheet. When there is one marshmallow on each
tooth on their mat they are finished.
Number Cavities
Setting: Small Group, Math Centers
Objective: Number sense, counting
Materials: Black
pom-pom's, tooth notepad (see resources section below), Sharpie,
laminating film
Directions: Write a different number on each sheet
of a tooth notepad using a Sharpie. Laminate the tooth
mats for durability. Students will identify the number on
each tooth mat and place the corresponding number of "cavities"
on each tooth using the black pom-pom's.
1:1 Ice Cube Tray Game
Setting: Small Group, Math Centers
Objective: 1:1 correspondence
Materials: ice
cube trays- one per child, one foam die, tooth pencil toppers
(from ebay)
Directions:
To play
this game each child in the small group gets an ice cube tray.
Students sit around a table and take turns rolling the die.
Students must place the correct number of teeth in the ice cube
tray that correspond with the dots on the die. The object of
the game is to fill your tray with erasers.
Dental Health 1-5 Counting Grid
Setting: Small Group, Math Centers
Objective: 1:1 correspondence
Materials:
1-5 stamping grid- one per child, dental health
stamps (from SmileMakers)
Directions: To play
this game each child in the small group gets a stamping grid
sheet. Place the stamps in the center of the table in a
basket or container so all students can easily reach them.
The students will fill the correct number of boxes next to each
number with stamps.
Dental Health Patterning
Setting: Small Group, Math Centers
Objective: Patterning
Materials:
Patterning grid- one per child,
dental health stamps (from SmileMakers)
Directions: To play
this game each child in the small group gets one patterning grid.
Place the stamps in the center of the table in a basket or
container so all students can easily reach them. The
students will use the stamps to create a pattern in the grid.
Tooth Roll 'N Stamp Game
Setting: Small Group, Math Centers
Objective: Number recognition, number sense, one-to-one
Materials: foam die,
tooth roll 'n stamp sheets (see printables section below),
yellow Do-A-Dot markers
Directions:
Students take turns rolling the die, identifying the
corresponding number on their paper and stamping that number
with a yellow Do-A-Dot marker.
Directions: Draw a line down the center of the
chart paper using a marker. At the top of the left column
glue a tooth cut-out, use the marker to make a happy face on the
tooth. At the top of the right hand column glue a tooth
cut-out and draw a sad face on it. Next, let students cut
out pictures of food from the magazines and have them glue the
pictures to the t-chart under the appropriate column. Good
foods should be glued under the happy tooth, and bad foods
should be glued under the sad tooth.
Healthy Teeth Flipbook
Materials:
construction paper, scissors, tooth cut-outs,
glue, crayons
Directions: Prepare the flip booklets in
advance by folding a piece of construction paper hot-dog style.
Use the scissors to cut two slits in the front flap up to the
fold, this will create 3 flaps. Have students glue a tooth
cut-out to the front of each flap. Next, the students will
use use their crayons to draw a picture of something that is
good for their teeth under each flap.
Toothbrush Painting
Materials:
yellow construction paper, white paint, scissors,
toothbrush,
scissors, and corn syrup.
Directions:
Cut out a large tooth shape from yellow construction paper. Mix
white tempera paint with corn syrup. Using toothbrushes the
students can brush their tooth to make it white again. The
mixture will dry to a glossy finish and resemble a healthy
tooth. When it is dry
use the scissors to cut out the teeth.
Marshmallow
Smiles
Materials: small white paper plates (the cheaper
the better), red markers, mini-marshmallows, glue
Directions: Have your students color the bottom
side of a small, white paper plate red. Fold the paper plate in
half to make a "mouth" puppet. Next, color a tongue on the lower
half of the plate then glue the marshmallows around the edges of
the plate to represent "teeth". Make sure your
students leave spaces in the mouth if they have lost a tooth.
Making Toothpaste
Materials:
Baking soda, salt, water, liquid peppermint flavoring (found in
the spice aisle of your grocery store)
Recipe:
1T. salt
2T.baking powder
small amount of peppermint
flavoring
water (small amount, just
enough to make a "paste" texture)
Directions: Using
the toothbrushes the nurse or visiting dentist gives us we brush
our teeth with our very own homemade toothpaste. Next,
graph if the students like the homemade toothpaste or not.
Egg Experiment
Materials: hard boiled egg, soda, cup
Directions: Ask your
students to predict what will happen if you put a hard boiled
egg into a cup of soda. Next, place a hard boiled egg into a cup
of soda, like Coke or Pepsi and let it sit over night.
Next, take the egg out and brush it with toothpaste so students
can see how it comes clean, discuss the student's observations.
Place the cup in your science center or other location so the
children can observe the changes taking place independently.
What color is your toothbrush graph
Materials:
chart paper, construction paper (various colors), glue stick,
markers
Directions: Write the words "What Color is Your Toothbrush?" at the top of
the chart paper. Next, write the color words using the
corresponding colored marker down the left side of the paper.
Cut the construction paper into 4x4 squares and let the students
select the square that represents the color of their toothbrush;
have them write their name on it with a marker. Finally,
have the students glue their colored square in the appropriate
row on the graph.
