+
4 Items in Topic
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Two Minutes, Twice a Day: Oral Health Skills

For Teachers K - 3rd
Check out these four cross-curricular lessons to teach young elementary schoolers about the importance of oral hygiene! They will have a blast and learn a lot about caring for their teeth in the process.
+
47 Items in Topic
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Anatomy - PreK - 1st Grade

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Anatomy starts at the microscopic level with cells, which are the basic units of living things. Cells combine to make tissues, tissues combine to make organs, and organs combine to make organ systems.
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Detectives

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the theme of dental health and hygeine. They make tooth loss predictions, count lost teeth, and graph tooth loss. In addition, they listen to dental health stories, read online stories, create spreadsheets, and play...
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Home Living / Daily Living: Dental Care

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Don't forget to brush! Help your special education class excel at taking care of their wonderful smiles. They'll discuss proper brushing and flossing techniques, watch a video on dental hygiene, and then brush their teeth. 
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Healthy Teeth

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
A simple, yet effective lesson on dental health is here for your young learners. In groups, your class will place eggs in cups that contain a variety of liquids and observe what happens to the color of the egg. They brush the egg with a...
+
Instructional Video4:03
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Career Connections | Dental Assisting

For Students 6th - 12th
Think you might want to work in the field of dentistry but are not sure? A great entry program is to become a dental assistant. A short video details the many career pathways in this field and the training required for each option.
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Chemistry Analogy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
After taking in background information on teeth, marble, eggshell, and fluoride, chemistry aces design an experiment. Their goal is to demonstrate whether or not fluoride has a similar effect on marble or eggshell as it does on tooth...
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Health

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the types of habits that are necessary for good dental health. They use information provided from a variety of resources to make conclusions of the overall practice of dental hygiene. Then students produce a...
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Be a Dental Detective

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a webquest to discover the importance of maintaining good dental health. They answer questions focusing on the types of teeth and how to keep then healthy. Each question has a Internet link to find the answer.
+
Worksheet
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Health Challenge

For Students 4th - 5th
For this dental health worksheet, students read the 10 statements about dental health. Students then select the correct answer to complete the 10 exercises.
+
Worksheet
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Head & Neck Anatomy

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Are you teaching complex dental anatomy? Then this resource might be for you! Your class can practice locating and spelling difficult head and neck anatomy vocabulary words by finding them in this word search. This resource is very...
+
Unit Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Oral Health Education Resource Kit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Brushing, flossing, a healthy diet, and personal hygiene are keys to good oral health and the information, the activities, and the experiments included in this packet will go a long way toward encouraging your class members to develop...
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Chew On This!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners develop pamphlets for a dental health mentoring program that educates younger students about caring for their teeth. They recall experiences at visits to dentists and consider why some students may have poor dental health.
+
Worksheet
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Tell Me About Teeth

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science instructional activity, students investigate the purpose of teeth, types of teeth, their anatomy, dental care, animal skulls and teeth, parts of a tooth and related topics by reading and completing the activities on the 8...
+
Assessment
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Impressions

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
What an impressive task it is to make dental impressions! Pupils learn how dentists use proportional reasoning, unit conversions, and systems of equations to estimate the materials needed to make stone models of dental impressions....
+
Worksheet
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Health Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this dental health worksheet, students read the statements about dental health. Students use the words in the word bank to complete the 10 statements.
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Pop Up Smiling!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research information on how to maintain oral health. They create informational pop-up books with instructions on proper dental health care. Afterward, they draw and construct relevant pop-up illustrations to demonstrate...
+
Worksheet
1
1
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Be Kind to Your Teeth

For Students K - 2nd
What kinds of food can be bad for your teeth? Kindergartners and first graders explore dental health with an interactive science inquiry. Given a choice of foods such as celery, cake, and milk, kids choose which ones are better for their...
+
PPT
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Taking Good Care of Ourselves: Personal Hygiene

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Freshen up your classroom (and students) with this personal hygiene presentation. Colorful images and clear language help adolescents learn about the changes their bodies are undergoing and the things they can do to ease the transition...
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Let's Talk Teeth

For Teachers K - 5th
Complete a number of activities in this group of lessons about dental health and teeth. Your elementary students will like the projects like making teeth models, reading a book, writing poetry and diagramming teeth.
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Care / Brushing Teeth

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners discuss teeth and how best to care for them. In this dental care lesson, students review pictures of teeth that have been taken care of poorly, construct a keepsake box for the "tooth fairy" and read books about dental care.
+
Lesson Plan
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Lessons for Children’s Dental Health Month

For Teachers K
Students learn about dental health.  In this dental health lesson, students relate the eggshell to the enamel of the tooth.  Students experiment with four drinks to see the effects on the tooth. Students listen to books about dental health.
+
Worksheet
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Dental Health Word Jumble

For Students 4th - 5th
In this dental health learning exercise, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell vocabulary pertaining to healthy teeth. There is a word bank.
+
Worksheet
Lesson Planet: Curated OER

Word Search Puzzle: Dental Care

For Students 3rd
In this dental care worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on vocabulary associated with oral hygiene. Students will complete a word search and find the 26 words that are listed below the puzzle.