Brushing your Teeth

1. Brushing your Teeth Presented by: Janessa Freeman

2. Analyze Learners • This will be taught to children between the ages of 3-5. • This lesson plan will be used for preschool children. • This lesson can be used of gifted, special needs, or typically developed students.

3. WV Content and State Objectives • Incorporates good health habits into the routine of their day by following common hygiene practices: washing hands, brushing teeth, covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, using and disposing of tissues and napkins appropriately • Learning Criteria- Each child will progress in recognizing and adopting good health practices.

4. Materials • Books • Computers • Toothbrush • Toothpaste • Videos • Dental Floss • 16-ounce Soda pop containers • Spray paint • Pink craft foam

5. Utilize Media and Materials • Day 1 we will discuss our teeth and the importance of them. We will talk about what we use them for and why we have them. (Example- we use them to eat, to help pronounce our words, to appear pretty to others around us.) We will have the children draw pictures of things that they eat with their teeth and show them to the class. When finished we will hang them up till we are done with the unit plan. • Day 2 we will discuss how many teeth we have and how many teeth we loose when we begin to loose our primary teeth. We will do math activities to show the children how many teeth they have and how many they will loose before their permanent teeth come in.

6. Day 3 we will begin to show the things that are needed to take care of our teeth (dentist, healthy foods, toothpastes, toothbrush, floss, ect.) We will then give the children their own toothbrush and toothpastes. After this, we will view web pages on the internet that show pictures of our mouth and pictures of what a dentist looks like and what you will see when you go into his office for a checkup. • Day 4 we will do our science experiment where we make the largest representation of the teeth out of the soda bottles. We will let the children brush the teeth and floss. We will then show them, if needed, better ways to brush and floss their own teeth. Then we will encourage them to talk with their parents about ways that they can care for their teeth better.

7. Day 5 we will talk about what goes on when we visit the dentist. We will try to show a video (if we have one) that shows what really goes on when we visit the dentist. This video will help to clear up the things the children may have heard that scare them about going to the dentist. We will (if able to) have a dentist come in and talk to the class. • Day 6 we will talk about all the things that could happen if we don’t take proper care of our teeth (bad breath, tooth decay, ect.) We will show pictures and answer any questions that they may have. • Day 7 we will have an art lesson with the children and have them draw and color pictures of a healthy smile and a smile that has not been properly cared for.  We will put the bad pictures on one section of the wall and the good illustrations of the benefits of proper tooth care on the other wall. • Day 8 we will put all we have learned to the test and allow each child to bring the toothbrush and toothpaste and brush their teeth after lunch. We will encourage them to bring a separate toothbrush to school that they can leave there in order to brush their teeth everyday after their lunchtime.

8. Websites • http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/247.html - this site gives great suggestions on questions to ask children and how to give them helpful suggestions. It gives you a list of objectives and activities that you can also do. It also provides other sites you can go to or encourage the children view in order to learn more about how to take care of their teeth. • http://www.drbunn.com/kids.htm- this site provides the proper ages when children should have their teeth cleaned and other things dentist due at certain ages in order to keep their teeth healthy. It gives suggestions to parents and teachers that will keep children interested in caring for their teeth and ways to make it fun for them. • http://www.momcentral.com/ - This site gives helpful suggestions on the things “not” to do in order to help children have healthy teeth. It has fun games that you can play with kids to help them have fun.

9. http://www.adaycare.com/themes.html - This sites gives game that you can play with kids that deal with tooth care but it also gives math and art activities that you can also do that relate to taking care of their teeth. • http://www.123child.com/selfconcept/teeth.html - this site gives games that children can play. It also gives activities that they can do as a group. It lists children books that can help them learn how to care for their teeth. It gives art activities and way to use math in teaching them about their mouth. • For Kids- http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/teeth_noSW.html- this website is great for kids because relays information in a fun and exciting way. It shows bright pictures and tells information in a way that kids can understand and stay interested in. It’s easy to navigate through this site and it has helpful tabs on the side to show kids other information that is available.

10. Require Learner Participation • Colorful handouts that have simple pictures that they can understand • Hands-on Activities • Provide them with real life objects

11. Evaluate and Revise • Worksheets (Example- circle the negative objects that don’t promote good oral hygiene) • Question and Answer • Give them the opportunity to brush their teeth during class and see how well they do