TEETH!

This week we've been learning about our teeth. On Monday, we read some sections of The Tooth Book that told us all about teeth. We learned that animals have teeth; some have very strange teeth! We also learned that babies teeth begin growing as soon as they are born :)

We sang "This is the way we brush our teeth " and learned that we should brush our teeth twice a day, once after breakfast and once before bed.

On Thursday, we read another section that told us about healthy things to do for our teeth. We learned what kinds of snacks are healthy and that we shouldn't snack too often. We did a graphic organizer on the Smart Board where each child got to come up and pick a healthy snack for our teeth. Even though a few wanted to put soda on, we all knew that it was not a healthy choice for strong teeth! We learned that teeth need lots of vitamins and minerals to be strong.

Today we watched a video, Tooth Kingdom from http://www.colgate.com/. In the video, the children learn how to fight plaque to have healthy teeth! Then we each wrote "I take care of my teeth by _____." in our journals and drew a picture of something that we did. After drawing, I helped the children fill in their blank. They had great ideas : brushing, flossing, and going to the dentist!

Throughout the week we've been reading the chapter book Pearl Versus The Tooth Fairy. In the story Pearl wants to keep her tooth instead of giving it to the Tooth Fairy, but the Tooth Fairy insists on having it! They go back and forth, but in the end they agree. It was great predicting each day what would happen next and trying to guess if Pearl would give up her tooth or not!
Most everyone decided that they would give the Tooth Fairy their tooth in exchange for a treat!