Today we explored dental hygienics and the importance of brushing teeth. To begin the lesson I read the children's book, Arthur's Tooth, by Marc Brown. The book explains how Arthur is the only one in his class who still had all of his baby teeth. He waits patiently to lose his teeth. Then as a class we discussed experiences we had about losing teeth. Next I explained to the children the importance of brushing our teeth. I explained how after we eat and drink we have to brush our teeth to avoid cavities. I created an activity to show the children what happens to teeth if the are not taken care of after drinking certain drinks. I had four hard boiled eggs, four jars, and four different drinks. I used Coca-Cola, Orange Juice, Fruit Punch, and water. I then placed the hard boiled eggs in the jars with the different beverages. The eggs were left in the beverages for thirty minutes. We then took the eggs out and observed them.We talked about what would happen if someone drank a lot of these beverages and didn't take care of their teeth. The kids were very interested and really learned a lot about the importance of dental hygiene.
Sincerely,
Ms. Gammell
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