If you like teeth, visit the dictionary with your teacher to learn some new words about teeth. Remember, it is very important to take care of your teeth. This unit is designed for Kinder through 2 nd grade students. Younger children will need help reading the student lessons. Below are objectives, materials, activities, songs, and stories you can use to teach a one week unit on Dental Health.
Procedure Tell children that our teeth are hard because they contain calcium.
Calcium is very important. It helps our bodies stay strong. To keep the calcium in our teeth, we must brush our teeth, floss our teeth, eat healthy foods, and visit the dentist regularly. If we don't, holes, called cavities, form in our teeth. Explain to the children that you are going to conduct an experiment to show them what happens if we don't take care of our teeth.