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K to Grade 2 Human Body SeriesMouth and TeethKidsHealth.org/classroomThe following activities will help your students learn about teeth and the mouthas well as gain insight into the importance of dental health.Teacher’s GuideRelated KidsHealth LinksThis guide includes: StandardsArticles for Kids: Related LinksYour Teeth Discussion QuestionsKidsHealth.org/en/kids/teeth.html Activities for StudentsMovie: Teeth Reproducible king Care of Your dsWhat’s a Cavity?This guide correlates withthe following National HealthEducation Standards:Students will: Comprehend concepts relatedto health promotion anddisease prevention to enhancehealth. Demonstrate the ability toaccess valid information andproducts and services toenhance health. Demonstrate the ability to usegoal-setting skills to enhancehealth. Demonstrate the ability topractice health-enhancingbehaviors and avoid or reducehealth risks. Demonstrate the ability toadvocate for personal, family,and community health.KidsHealth.org/en/kids/cavity.htmlYour TongueKidsHealth.org/en/kids/tongue.htmlMovie: TongueKidsHealth.org/en/kids/tounge-movie.htmlWhat Are Taste Buds?KidsHealth.org/en/kids/taste-buds.htmlBad BreathKidsHealth.org/en/kids/bad-breath.htmlGoing to the ssion QuestionsNote: The following questions are written in language appropriate for sharing withyour students.National Health ls/sher/standards/index.htm1.What do our teeth help us to do? What would happen if we didn’t have anyteeth?2.How do you take care of your teeth? What could happen if you don’t take careof your teeth?3.Describe what it’s like to go to the dentist. What does the dentist do? How doesit feel? Why is it important to go? 2017 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for individual classroom use.
K to Grade 2 Human Body SeriesMouth and TeethActivities for StudentsNote: The following activities are written in language appropriate for sharing with your students.Mouth MirrorObjectives:Students will: Use a mirror to look inside their mouths Draw a detailed picture of their teeth, tongue, and gumsMaterials: Mirrors“Mouth Mirror” handoutArt supplies (crayons, markers, colored pencils)Class Time:40 minutesActivity:Your mouth helps you talk with your friends, chew your foods, and sing along to tunes! Using a mirror, take a goodlook inside your mouth. Can you see your gums, your tongue, and your teeth? Great! Now you’re going to draw apicture of what you see in your mouth. Make sure to put in the correct number of teeth, and draw them as theyreally look. Are they pointy or flat? Wide or narrow? What shape is your tongue? What color is it? How do your gumslook? What color are they? When you’re finished drawing, compare your picture with a friend’s picture. How are thepictures similar and different?Extensions:1.As a class, make a bar graph showing how many teeth each person has. Describe your graph. What is thesmallest number of teeth on your graph? How many people have the smallest number of teeth? What is thelargest number of teeth on your graph? How many people have the largest number of teeth? How many teeth domost of your classmates have?2.You know that brushing your teeth is important, but sometimes you just don’t feel like it. Maybe if you had thecoolest toothbrush in the world you wouldn’t mind! If you could design your own toothbrush, what would it looklike? What would it be able to do? Tell about your toothbrush and how it works, using words and pictures.3.If you had to teach someone how to brush his or her teeth, how would you do it? Using a stuffed animal and atoothbrush, explain the steps in brushing. 2017 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for individual classroom use.
K to Grade 2 Human Body SeriesMouth and TeethHealthy Tooth FoodsObjectives:Students will: Learn why sugary foods can be harmful to teeth Identify foods that can cause cavities and tooth decayMaterials: Supermarket advertisements and magazines with pictures of foodScissorsGlue“Healthy Tooth Foods” handoutClass Time:40 minutesActivity:Brushing and flossing are great ways to take care of your teeth, but what else can you do? You can avoid eating sugaryfoods. Sugar can hurt your teeth, causing tooth decay and cavities. You can make a poster that shows foods that keepyour teeth healthy, like fresh fruits and vegetables, and foods that can hurt your teeth, like sugary drinks and candy. Lookthrough supermarket advertisements and magazines, and cut out pictures of foods. Sort your pictures into two groups:foods that help your teeth and foods that can hurt your teeth. Glue your pictures on the "Healthy Tooth Foods” handouton the correct side. Put your poster on your fridge at home to help you remember to eat foods that keep your mouthhappy!Extensions:1.Tell a friend about how you take care of your teeth. Then, with your friend’s help, think of one way that you coulddo a better job of taking care of your teeth. Record your idea in words or pictures. How are you going to meet yourgoal? Do you need an adult’s help to meet your goal?2.Dentists are doctors who take care of your teeth. Invite a dentist to your class for a visit. Have him or her bring thetools that dentists use and describe what it’s like to go for a visit. After the dentist leaves, write a thank-you noteto him or her, including one new fact that you learned during the class visit.Reproducible MaterialsHandout: Mouth teeth handout1.pdfHandout: Healthy eeth handout2.pdfQuiz: Mouth and eeth quiz.pdfAnswer Key: Mouth and eeth quiz answers.pdfKidsHealth.org is devoted to providing the latest children’s health information. The site, which is widelyrecommended by educators, libraries, and school associations, has received the “Teachers’ Choice Awardfor the Family” and the prestigious Pirelli Award for “Best Educational Media for Students.” KidsHealth comesfrom the nonprofit Nemours Foundation. Check out www.KidsHealth.org to see the latest additions! 2017 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for individual classroom use.
Human Body SeriesMouth and TeethName:Date:Mouth MirrorInstructions: Using a mirror, take a good look inside your mouth. Then, draw a picture of your mouth. Make sure to show thecorrect number of teeth, and draw them as they really look - pointy or flat, wide or narrow. Don’t forget to show your tongueand gums! 2017 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for individual classroom use.
Human Body SeriesMouth and TeethName:Date:Healthy Tooth FoodsInstructions: Glue your pictures of foods that can make teeth healthy on the left side of this sheet. Your pictures of foods that canhurt teeth should go on the right.Foods That CanKeep Teeth HealthyFoods That CanHurt Your Teeth 2017 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for individual classroom use.
Personal Health SeriesMouth and TeethName:Date:QuizInstructions: Answer each question (questions can be dictated to preliterate kids and answers may be given orally).1.1. You should brush your teeth at least how many times a day?a) 2b) 24c) 1002.True or false: The hard, white shiny part of a tooth is calledenamel.3.The four pointy teeth are called:a) Molarsb) Caninesc) Incisorsd) Fangs4.Underline the wrong answer.Saliva helps you:a) Make food easier to swallowb) Tastec) Singd) Keep your teeth cleane) Fight off germs in your mouth5.Underline the foods that help keep your teeth healthy:a) Appleb) Candyc) Carrotsd) Soda 2017 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for individual classroom use.
Personal Health SeriesMouth and TeethQuiz1.1. You should brush your teeth at least how many times a day?a) 2b) 24c) 1002.True or false: The hard, white shiny part of a tooth is called enamel.3.The four pointy teeth are called:a) Molarsb) Caninesc) Incisorsd) Fangs4.Underline the wrong answer.Saliva helps you:a) Make food easier to swallowb) Tastec) Singd) Keep your teeth cleane) Fight off germs in your mouth5.Underline the foods that help keep your teeth healthy:a) Appleb) Candyc) Carrotsd) Soda 2017 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for individual classroom use.
As a class, make a bar graph showing how many teeth each person has. Describe your graph. What is the smallest number of teeth on your graph? How many people have the smallest number of teeth? . Instructions: Answer each question (questions can be dictated to preliterate kids and answers may be given orally
Adult teeth start to form during pregnancy, at around week 20. The adult teeth start to absorb calcium when a baby is around 4 months old. Teeth usually appear in the same order and around the same age. Generally, bottom teeth come through before top teeth, and girls' teeth come through earlier than boys'. We usually have 20 first teeth.
Revise 524.3 Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted teeth Add Excludes: impacted or embedded teeth with abnormal position of such teeth or adjacent teeth (520.6) Delete Crowding of tooth, teeth Diastema of tooth, teeth Displacement of tooth, teeth Rotation of tooth, teeth Spacing, abnormal, of tooth
to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance . Human Body Series. Mouth and Teeth. 21 The Nemours FoundationKidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for individual classroom use. KidsHealth.org is devoted to providing the latest children’s
The Teeth Deciduous teeth—20 teeth First appear at 6 months of age Permanent teeth—32 teeth Most erupt by the end of adolescence Dental formula—shorthand Formula for adult dentition indicates number and position of teeth 2I, 1C, 2P, 3M
damage to teeth. Use these tips to keep your teeth strong and healthy: Wait 15-30 minutes after you throw up before brushing Brushing right away can wear away the strong outer layer of teeth called enamel To protect your teeth after throwing up, rinse your mouth with water or a baking soda and water mixture
starts once food enters the mouth The mouth receives food, tastes it and prepares it for The oesophagus ensures the smooth transit of a food bolus from the mouth to the . Sugar-free chewing gum can protect the teeth as it encourages saliva produc-tion, which reduces acidity in the mouth.
A guide for health care professionals 1 Introduction6 1.1 What is Mouth Care Matters in hospitals? 7 1.2he Mouth Care Matters training programme T 8 1.3 Who is Mouth Care Matters training for? 8 1.4 Mouth Care Matters team 8 2 Why do we need Mouth Care Matters training? 10 2.1 What is the impact of hospitalisation on oral health? 11 2.2 We are a changing population 11 2.3 Our mouths are .
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