Keeping Your Teeth Healthy and Strong Teresa Gunter 2nd Grade

"Introduction" Keep your teeth strong and healthy! Regular brushing is important, but you must take care to brush properly to keep your teeth and gums healthy.

Goal: Students will learn the correct names of their teeth, and the proper way to care for their teeth. Objectives: Students will: Use a diagram of a mouth to identify the correct names of teeth with 80% accuracy. View and match pictures with the correct terms showing children taking good care of their teeth with 100% accuracy.

Lesson Overview Introduction: You use your teeth when you eat. Your teeth are not all the same. You use different teeth for different things. That’s way it is so important to keep them healthy and clean. Directions: Read each question carefully and click on the correct answer. Once you have finished click on the button to go on. Time: You have 30 minutes to complete this lesson. Goals: Learn that people have two sets of teeth. Recognize the proper way to brush your teeth.

What do teeth do? Which of the following statements are true? Click on the tooth to answer the question. You use your front teeth to bite into food. You use your back teeth to chew with. You should brush your teeth once a day. Next

Your Right!!!! Your front teeth are sharp. They help you bite into food. Go Back

That’s Right!!! Your back teeth are wide. They can help you chew food so you can swallow it easily. Go Back

Not True!! You should brush your teeth every morning. Brush them before you go to bed. Try very hard to brush your teeth after you eat. Go Back

Does this look familiar? Most kids start losing their baby teeth at ages 5 or six. Think about the first tooth you lost. Next

Why do you lose teeth? Your first teeth are your baby teeth. They grow in when you are small. They are also called primary teeth. Soon your baby teeth will begin to fall out. Don’t worry other teeth will grow in. Primary Teeth Next

The new teeth that grow in are called permanent teeth The new teeth that grow in are called permanent teeth. Take good care of them. You should try to keep them for the rest of your life. Permanent Teeth Next

The order for brushing your teeth! Step one Clean the outsides of the upper teeth. Next

The order for brushing your teeth! Step two Clean the outsides of the lower teeth. Next

The order for brushing your teeth! Step three Clean the insides of the upper teeth. Next

The order for brushing your teeth! Step four Clean the insides of the lower teeth. Next

The order for brushing your teeth! Step five Clean the tops of the upper teeth. Next

The order for brushing your teeth! Step six Clean the tops of the lower teeth. Next

Check-up My front teeth___________ into food. first chew bite Click on the correct word for each sentence. My front teeth___________ into food. first chew bite Next

Check-up My ______________ teeth are primary teeth. first chew bite Next

Additional Resources

Sorry that’s not correct!!! Use the hint below. Your first teeth are your baby teeth. They grow in when you are small. They are also called primary teeth. Soon your baby teeth will begin to fall out. Don’t worry other teeth will grow in. Primary Teeth Go Back

You’re Right!! Your first teeth are your baby teeth. They grow in when you are small. They are also called primary teeth. Soon your baby teeth will begin to fall out. Don’t worry other teeth will grow in. Primary Teeth Go Back

Sorry that’s incorrect!! Use the hint below. Your back teeth are wide. They can help you chew food so you can swallow it easily. Go Back

Sorry that’s incorrect!! Use the hint below. Your back teeth are wide. They can help you chew food so you can swallow it easily. Go Back

Your Right!!!! Your front teeth are sharp. They help you bite into food. Go Back

Sorry that’s incorrect! Use the hint below. Your front teeth are sharp. They help you bite into food. Go Back

Summative Assessment Look at the diagram and fill in the blanks with the correct words. Use the clues at the bottom for help. 2. ________ Teeth 1.________Teeth Your first teeth are your baby teeth. They grow in when you are small. You should try to keep them for the rest of your life. Use your worksheets to write your answers. Next

Summative Assessment 2. Clean the tops of the upper teeth. Step_______ Read the sentences, look at the pictures and write the correct answer. For extra help move your mouse over the pictures. Clean the outsides of the upper teeth. Step________ 2. Clean the tops of the upper teeth. Step_______ 3. Clean the tops of the lower teeth Step_________ Use your worksheets to write your answers. Next

Follow-up Activities Additional Resources Web link resources COLGATE KIDS’ WORLD – NO CAVITIES CLUBHOUSE http://kids-world.colgatepalmolive.com/ Simply Teeth http://www.simplyteeth.com/category/child.asp SPARKLE CITY http://www.crest.com/crest_kids/index.jsp Next