Dental Health Theme for Preschool

Dental Health Theme for Preschool

? The Preschool Cubby preschool-plan-

Dental Care is but one of the personal and social development learning areas

for preschoolers. Preschoolers are learning about themselves as individuals,

as family members and as part of their classroom group. This theme helps

them to develop positive habits and skills that will last a lifetime

Thank you to CreativelyCrafting for graphics made for this theme!

Using the Standards Conversion Chart

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3.

Type in each of your program¡¯s equivalent standards next to my

standard.

Save to your computer.

Refer to this chart each time you use a theme from Preschool Cubby

Using the Weekly and Daily Planning Forms

In the weekly planning form, ALL of the boxes are editable! Simply print as they are OR

move activities to the days you want them or replace activities with your own!

You¡¯ll find my standards listed under each activity. This is where you will enter YOUR

program¡¯s standards (that you added to the Conversion Chart)

1. Refer to the conversion chart you completed and look up my Standard Letter/Number.

2. Replace that letter and number with YOUR program¡¯s equivalent that you typed into

the Conversion Chart.

3. Print!

The Weekly AND Daily Planning forms are both 100% editable so you can move the

activities to the days you want to do them or even replace them with your own activities!

(If you do that-be sure to change them on the daily planning forms as well AND replace

the standards in that box with the correct standards for the activity you have replaced

mine with!)

NOTE: The blue areas will NOT print blue, don¡¯t worry! Those areas are the ¡°editable

areas¡±. They will print with a white background when you print!

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Dental Health Theme

CIRCLE

MON

Standards

TUES

Standards

WEDS

Standards

THURS

Standards

MATH/MANIPULATIVES

SCIENCE

MUSIC & MOVEMENT

Dental Health Tools and Got My

Dentist Discussion Classroom Toothbrush Dental Health File

Journal Making

3,13,14,17,22,27,

Folder

Game

13,14,17,

6,13,15,19,29,30,

Toothpaste Song

5,7,13,14,17,19,24,27,29

31,35

20,21,24-26,30

36,37,44,45

3,7,11,12

Brush My Teeth &

Chart 6,13,15,19,29,

30,36,37,44,45

Tray Puppets

3,11,13,15,22,31,

42,43

Tooth Making &

Tooth Experiment

Counting Activity Mat

13,14,17,23,27,28,

13,14,17,20,21,24-26,30

A Tooth Fell Out:

Puppet Show

1,7,17,36,37,44,45

Floss Painting

1,13,14,22,27,

31,35

Count the Teeth

13,14,17,20,21,

24-26,30

Happy Tooth Flannel

Activity 7,13,14,17,18,

21,24,38,41,42,45

Clean Those Teeth! Flossing Practice

1,13,14,17,22,

1,13,14,16,17,20,

27,31,35

21,27

Acidic Teeth

Experiment

13,14,17,23,27,28,42,43

Which Dental

Item Is Missing?

3,7,17,21,26,

35,37,44,45

Toothbrush

Painting

1,13,14,17,22,

27,31,35

Home Made

Toothpaste

13,14,17,23,27,

28,42,43

Standards

FRI

ART

WEEKLY PLANNER

GROSS MOTOR

Gong to the Dentist

Tooth Toss

6,7,9,11,13,14,17, by Anne Cirvardi

1,6,38-40,44

20,21,26

Arthur's Loose

Tooth by Lillian

Hoban 1,6,38-40,44

42,43

Apple Smiles Snack

13,16,17,23,35

Tile Food Experiment

13,14,17,23,27,

28,42,43

STORY TIME

I Brush My Teeth

song 3,7,11,12

I'm A Tube of

Toothpaste!

3,6,11,34,37

Toothbrush Toss

6,7,9,11,13,14,

17,20,21,26

The Crocodile and

the Dentist by Taro

Gomi 1,6,38-40,44

Drop the Brush Into

the Mouth!

6,7,9,11,13,14,17,

20,21,26

My Dentist by

Harlow Rockwell

1,6,38-40,44

The Prince's

Tooth is Loose by

Harriet Ziefert

1,6,38-40,44

SUGGESTED CHANGES TO INTEREST CENTERS FOR THE WEEK

Block

Area: Going To the Dentist Provide cars, a

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car/ road mat or carpet and little people for the

children to act out driving to the dentist office,

building a dentist office, etc.

3,6,7,12,13,17,19,22,30,36

Drama: DENTAL OFFICE Have a chair, dentist tools

(plastic play set), hand mirrors, folders with papers that

have pictures of teeth. Include a telephone, table, chair,

etc. for a reception area as well! 3,4,6,10,13-15,

17,19,30,36

Easel: Tooth Themed Painting

Encourage the children to paint pictures of teeth,

going to the dentist, their family smiling, etc.

Add old toothbrushes to the paint cups instead of

paint brushes. 13,14,17,22,27,28,31,35

Check out the packet for a Certificate of

Knowledge that you can send home with the

children!

Sand/Water Table: How to Brush Add shaving cream; plastic mouth

models OR egg carton cups (3 or 4 still connected); toothbrushes.

Show children how to brush in the front, back and in between

"teeth". Add peppermint, strawberry or orange food extract to your

water table for some toothpaste smelling scents! 13,14,17, 27,29

Writing: Magic Teeth Print out and laminate large tooth

shapes. Provide low-odor ,dry erase markers for the

children to use to write their names, print stories about the

dentist using emergent writing or drawing a picture. Use

facial tissues to erase and use repeatedly! 13,14,15,42,43

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MONDAY

Dental Health

Theme

You¡¯ll Need:

Circle

Art

Math/

Manipulatives

Science

Large piece of paper; large paper, art/craft supplies, glue, markers, crayons; Tooth Matching File

Folder game and instructions from this packet; dental items, construction paper, plain paper,

stapler; ping pong balls, Velcro, large poster board, marker; Gong to the Dentist by Anne Cirvardi

Dentist Discussion

Needed: Ask the children if they have ever been to the dentist. This is a great time for the children

to learn about dental care habits from each other. Give each child a turn to share their stories. Ask

questions about their visits: What did they like? Not like? Etc.

EXTENSION: Have a large piece of paper available for the children to write their names on if they

have been to the dentist and print their responses during your discussion.

6,13,15,19,29,30,36,37,44,45

Classroom Toothbrush

Needed: large paper, art/craft supplies, glue, markers, crayons

Cut out a LARGE toothbrush (about 48 inches long; the handle should be 6 inches wide

and the bristles the appropriate proportions to the handle). The children decorate a

classroom toothbrush that can be hung outside your classroom (or inside!) to introduce

your Dental Health theme! 3,13,14,17,22,27,31,35

Dental Health File Folder Game

Needed: Tooth Matching File Folder game and instructions from this packet.

13,14,17,20,21,24-26,30

Dental Health Tools & Journal Making

Needed: dental items, construction paper, plain paper, stapler

Tools: Provide dental health tools for the children to explore such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, a dental

mirror, floss, plastic gloves Journal Making: Children staple a piece of colored paper of their choice on top of

many pieces of plain paper and decorate the cover as they¡¯d like and print their name. Use these all week for

the children to draw pictures of what they learn through each science experiment this week.

5,7,13,14,17,19,24,27,29

Small Group

Music &

Movement

Gross Motor

Story Time

Got My Toothpaste Song sung to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Got my toothpaste, got my brush, I won't hurry, I won't rush.

Making sure my teeth are clean, Front and back and in between.

When I brush for quite a while, I will have a happy smile! 3,7,11,12

Tooth Toss

Needed: ping pong balls, Velcro, large poster board, marker

Draw a large smile with the teeth showing. Place Velcro strips on the ping pong balls and the hook part on areas

on the teeth on the poster board. The children toss the balls onto the smile! 6,7,9,11,13,14,17,20,21,26

Gong to the Dentist by Anne Cirvardi 1,6,38-40,44

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TUESDAY

Dental Health

Theme

You¡¯ll Need:

Circle

Art

Math/

Manipulatives

Science

new toothbrush for each child, chart paper, marker; square shaped containers (ask for donations at a fast food

place--the trays hamburgers come in), scissors, crayons, construction paper scraps, fabric scraps, yarn, glue, white

foam pieces; Tooth Making Activity Mat from this packet, white playdough; white egg, Coca-cola, 2 clear jars,

toothbrush, toothpaste, hand mirrors, their Science Journals, markers; Arthur's Loose Tooth by Lillian Hoban

Brush Our Teeth and Chart

Needed: new toothbrush for each child, chart paper, marker. Join the children in using the toothbrushes to

demonstrate how to brush their teeth. Create a chart with columns. Have the children print their names in the

first column. Lable the following columns with the next few days of the week. Each day have the children mark

next to their name if they brushed their teeth at home. If they did not, allow them to use the toothbrush they

had from yesterday to do so! EXTENSION: Send a note home that you will be brushing teeth in school this week.

Encourage families to encourage their children to do so. Colgate has a cute, free chart you can print out! CLICK

HERE to check it out! 6,13,15,19,29,30,36,37,44,45

Tray (Box) Puppets

Needed: square shaped containers (ask for donations at a fast food place--the trays that hamburgers come

in); scissors; crayons; variety of construction paper scraps; fabric scraps; yarn; glue; white foam pieces.

The children make a face on the container using the paper and fabric scraps; yarn for hair, etc. They cut

their own teeth shapes from the foam and glue it inside the top and bottom edges of the box. Use the

puppets by holding the box at the back and opening and closing your hand!

3,11,13,15,22,31,42,43

Tooth Making and Counting

Needed: Tooth Making Activity Mat from this packet, white playdough

13,14,17,20,21,24-26,30

Tooth Experiment - Needed: white egg, Coca-cola, 2 clear jars, toothbrush, toothpaste, hand mirrors, chart paper, their Science Journals, markers; In advance,

crack and empty the egg. Keep the shell halves. Discuss the importance of tooth brushing. Give each child a hand mirror and ask what they see when they look at

their teeth. Write down what they say on the chart paper. Ask them why we brush our teeth and again, write down what they say. Tell them that cavities are

caused by not brushing the sugar and food off our teeth. Soda has a lot of sugar in it. ? Place one egg shell in one jar and the other in another jar. ? Add Cola to

one jar...pour in enough to cover the egg shell. Tell the children this is like someone's tooth. They are drinking soda. ? Add water to the other...pour in enough to

cover the egg shell. ? Let sit for the day. Ask the children what they think will happen. You can record their answers to this as well. ? After the day, check on the

egg shells. ? Take the egg out of the water and ask them what happened. Record their answers. ? Take the egg out of the cola, ask them what happened. Record

their answers. ? Now, take the toothbrush and toothpaste and gently brush the egg shell (careful-it is very fragile now!) and ask the kids what happened when

you brushed the pretend tooth? Record their answers! Be sure to encourage them to write/draw about this experiment in their journals. 13,14,23,27,28,42,43

Small Group

Music &

Movement

Gross Motor

Story Time

Arthur's Loose Tooth by Lillian Hoban 1,6,38-40,44

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WEDNESDAY

Dental Health

Theme

You¡¯ll Need:

Circle

Art

Math/

Manipulatives

Science

A puppet; the story Arthur's Loose Tooth by Lillian Hoban or another story about a loose tooth falling out; Dental floss;

variety of paint colors; white paper; clothes pins (optional); pink and white playdough; ceramic tiles (you can get

donations of broken ones from a home improvement store); mustard, honey, ketchup, toothbrush, toothpaste; I Brush

My Teeth Song poster and card in this packet; old toothbrushes, bins, painters¡¯ tape; The Crocodile and the Dentist by

Taro Gomi

A Tooth Fell Out--Puppet Show!

Needed: a puppet; the story Arthur's Loose Tooth by Lillian Hoban or another story about a

loose tooth falling out! After reading the story, bring your puppet out. Let them say hi to your puppet!

Puppet: Hi girls and boys! My name is Arthur! I heard that you read a story about me! Did you like it? What was your favorite

part? (Give the children time to answer!). What happened to me in the story? That's right, I lost a tooth! Well, I wrote a poem

about what happened. It goes like this: A tooth fell out and left a space. So big my tongue can touch my face.

And every time I smile I show A space where something used to grow.

I miss my tooth as you can guess. But then--I have to brush one less!

Have the puppet talk to the kids about being teased for missing a tooth, how it feels to be teased, etc. 1,7,17,36,37,44,45

Floss Painting

Needed: Dental floss; variety of paint colors; white paper; clothes pins (optional)

Dip the floss into paint and then drag around on the paper. Use many colors! Some

children may find this easier if you use clothespins to hold the floss.

1,13,14,17,22,27,31,35

Count the Teeth

Needed: pink and white playdough. Have children manipulate pink playdough to make a long snake (their gums!).

Tell them that children have 20 teeth, called baby (or deciduous) teeth. They then create (and count) 20 teeth with

the white playdough and place them on their pink ¡°gums¡±. Adults have 32 adult teeth, including wisdom teeth!

Perhaps they would like to count to 32! 13,14,17,20,21,24-26,30

Dental Health Tile Food Experiment Materials needed: ceramic tiles (you can get donations of broken ones from a home improvement store);

mustard, honey, ketchup, toothbrush, toothpaste. Discuss with the children: ¡°Sometimes we are too tired or forget to brush our teeth before

we go to bed. I wonder what would happen to our teeth if we forgot to brush for a lot of days! Let's find out!" Give each child a tile. Have them

write their name on the tile with a permanent marker. Squirt a little bit of the food items on their tile. Have them spread it all over the tile. Tell

them that you are going to let this food sit on the "teeth" for a day and see what happens. Then, take out the tile you made yesterday and show

them what happened to your "tooth". Let them take a turn trying to brush off the food with a toothbrush and toothpaste. The next school day,

take out the children¡¯s tiles and give them a toothbrush and toothpaste to brush the food of their tiles. Be sure to encourage them to write/draw

about this experiment in their journals. 13,14,23,27,28,42,43

Small Group

Music &

Movement

Gross Motor

Story Time

I Brush My Teeth Song

Use the song poster and card in this packet while singing and acting out this fun song!

3,7,11,12

Toothbrush Toss

Needed: old toothbrushes, bins, painters¡¯ tape

Tape a line on the floor or carpet and encourage the children to toss toothbrushes into the

bins. Encourage them to count as they toss. 6,7,9,11,13,14,17,20,21,26

The Crocodile and the Dentist by Taro Gomi 1,6,38-40,44

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