1. Key Stage 1

2. Teeth and Food

3. What are our teeth for? Teeth get food ready for your tummy
Front teeth are sharp to bite
Back teeth are flat to chew

4. Video; Different types of teeth
Teeth Types
Video; Different types of teeth

5. Front teeth
Back teeth
Sharp like Shark’s teeth
Flat like Cow’s teeth

6. Too easy? Try KS2 Tooth types worksheet
Teeth Types
Tooth types Worksheet
Too easy? Try KS2 Tooth types worksheet

7. Tooth Decay Tooth decay is holes in your teeth Tooth Decay
Healthy tooth
Poorly tooth

8. Video; About tooth decay

9. Tooth decay

10. We need to clean our teeth to prevent tooth decay.
What causes tooth decay?
Bacteria
Sugar
We need to clean our teeth to prevent tooth decay.

11. Tooth decay
Tooth decay
Colouring sheet

12. How to clean our teeth Teeth brushing gets rid of bacteria Twice a day
For two minutes
Ask your parents to help you
Toothpaste keeps our teeth strong
Spit out toothpaste after brushing

13. Video; How to brush your teeth
Toothbrushing
We need to brush our teeth to get rid of food and bacteria
Video; How to brush your teeth

14. Tooth brushing activity
We need to brush our teeth to get rid of food and bacteria
Tooth brushing activity

15. Advice sheet to take home
Toothbrushing
We need to brush our teeth to get rid of food and bacteria
Tooth brushing
Advice sheet to take home

16. Sugar is bad for our teeth

17. Which foods are healthy?
Which foods are bad for us?

18. Diet Activity; Class discussion / Circle time Which foods are healthy?
Which foods are not?
Food pictures available to print

19. Diet Activity; Class discussion / Circle time
Childrens’ personal diet diaries
Example diet diaries

20. Diet
Healthy foods
Unhealthy foods

21. It is important to go and see your dentist
Me and my dentist
It is important to go and see your dentist

22. What does your dentist do?
Count your teeth
Check they are healthy
Give you a sticker

23. What does your dentist do?
Dentist drawing
activity sheet

24. Teeth Teeth are important for chewing our food.
Teeth can get holes. This is called tooth decay.
Tooth decay is caused by bacteria and sugar.
We need to brush our teeth to keep them clean.
Sugar is bad for our teeth.
Our dentist can help us to keep our teeth healthy.