Too Much Toothpaste? Lesson Plan

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Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Children will figure out solutions to common dental problems..

 

Health and Safety Focus:

dental health

 

CCSS:

SL.1.2 Discuss a video; L.1.4 Clarify words and phrases; RI.1.1 Key details; RF.1.3 Decode words, RI.1.3 Problem and solution; RI.1.5 text features; RI.1.10 Read and discuss first-grade texts

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  • Before watching "How to Have a Healthy Smile," ask kids if they have any tips on how to keep teeth healthy.
  • Then watch the video. Ask kids what new tips they learned. (SKILL: SL.1.2 Discuss a video)
  • Play the vocabulary slideshow. This issue’s featured words are cavity and sore. (SKILL: L.1.4 Clarify words and phrases).
  • Read the issue together.
  • Get kids up and moving with the Dance Break video.
  • Then project and discuss the reading checkpoint skill sheet. Later, children can fill in their own copies. (SKILL: RI.1.1 Key details)
  • Kids sort consonant blends in this fun, toothy game! (SKILL: RF.1.3 Decode words)
  • Kids can write or draw to tell the solution to each problem on this skill sheet. (SKILL: RI.1.3 Problem and solution)
  • Kids graph who lost the most teeth with this fun skill sheet. (SKILL: RI.1.5 Text features)
Example of a completed skill sheet being held by a girl

Objective: Children will track their healthy dental habits for a week.

Materials: My Healthy Teeth Chart skill sheets, pencils

  • There are many things kids can do to keep their teeth healthy every day. With this handy chart, families can work with children to track healthy habits.
  • Give each child a copy of the chart. You might want to send a note home to families as well. For one full week, have children check off the good things they did for their teeth each day.
  • At the end of the week, have children look at their charts. At the bottom, they can write which healthy habits they fi nd easy to do, and which they need to work harder on. (SKILLS: Use a chart/Healthy habits)