Dental Health Theme for Preschool
Using the Weekly and Daily Planning FormsIn the weekly planning form, ALL of the boxes are editable! Simply print as they are OR move activities to the days you want them or replace activities with your own!You’ll find my standards listed under each activity. This is where you will enter YOUR program’s standards (that you added to the Conversion Chart) 1. Refer to the conversion chart you completed and look up my Standard Letter/Number.2. Replace that letter and number with YOUR program’s equivalent that you typed into
the Conversion Chart.3. Print!
The Weekly AND Daily Planning forms are both 100% editable so you can move the activities to the days you want to do them or even replace them with your own activities! (If you do that-be sure to change them on the daily planning forms as well AND replace the standards in that box with the correct standards for the activity you have replaced mine with!)NOTE: The blue areas will NOT print blue, don’t worry! Those areas are the “editable areas”. They will print with a white background when you print!
Using the Standards Conversion Chart
1. Type in each of your program’s equivalent standards next to mystandard.
2. Save to your computer.3. Refer to this chart each time you use a theme from Preschool Cubby
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Dental Care is but one of the personal and social development learning areas for preschoolers. Preschoolers are learning about themselves as individuals, as family members and as part of their classroom group. This theme helps them to develop positive habits and skills that will last a lifetime
Thank you to CreativelyCrafting for graphics made for this theme!
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WEEKLY PLANNER
Standards
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SUGGESTED CHANGES TO INTEREST CENTERS FOR THE WEEK
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Theme
Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
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Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
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Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
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WEDNESDAY
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Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
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THURSDAY
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Circle
Art
Math/ Manipulatives
Science
Small Group
Music & Movement
Gross Motor
Story Time
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FRIDAY
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Print, laminate and cut the following pages.
Glue one set of tools into the file folder.
The children match the tools.
Encourage them to discuss what the tools are used for.
Dental Health File Folder Game
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Dental Health File Folder Game
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Homemade Toothpaste
2/3 c (157 mg) baking soda 1 tsp (5 mg) saltWaterFlavored extracts: peppermint, strawberry, etc.
Have the children help you to measure and mix the baking soda together in a bowl.Measure some of the mixture into baggies.Have children add water, using pipettes/water droppers, 1-2 drops at a time.Seal baggie and squish to mix.Add water until it is a somewhat smooth consistency.Add a drop of flavored extract and squish some more!
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Children use the playdough to make teeth and place one tooth in each square.
Encourage them to count the teeth.
This provides great fine motor practice, counting practice and one-to-one correspondence practice!
Tooth Making Activity Mat
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Tooth Making Activity Mat
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Tooth Making Activity Mat
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Throughout this theme, you will be talking about many ways to keep teeth healthy.
Provide the following certificate for each child. Ask each child to name 3 ways to keep teeth healthy. There are many ways!
BrushingFlossingEating healthy foodsVisiting the dentistNot eating a lot of sweets
Print and then fill in for each child.
Healthy Teeth Certificate
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Ask me 3 things I can do to keep my teeth healthy! I KNOW!
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knows how to keep his/her teeth healthy!Child’s Name
School Name Date
Teacher
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Song Card & Song PosterHow to use:• Print and laminate the song card below (it is 5” X 3”).• Place in a can or box with other cards of songs your children
love!• In transitional times (waiting to go outside or wash hands,
etc.), pull out your song box or song can (I use a decoratedcoffee can!).
• Shuffle the cards in your hands saying “Shuffle, shuffle,shuffle” and your children yell “STOP”!
• When they yell stop, whichever card is on top is the one yousing! The kids LOVE this!
Each month you’ll receive one of these cards that correspond with the song poster for the month to add to your Song Card Collection!On the next page, you’ll find the Song Poster! Print and laminate for use over the years!
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I Brush My Teeth Song
When I wake up in the morning at a quarter to oneAnd I just want to have some fun,
I brush my teeth: ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch chI brush my teeth: ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch ch
When I wake up in the morning it's a quarter to twoAnd I just want something to do
I brush my teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch chI brush my teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch ch
When I wake up in the morning it's a quarter to threeAnd my mind is thinking twiddle dee dee,
I brush my teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch chI brush my teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch ch
When I get up in the morning at a quarter to fourAnd I think I hear a good morning knock at the door,
I brush my teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch chI brush my teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch ch
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The blank card below is to add the month you would like!
Simply cut out, laminate and print the month’s
name with a dry erase marker so that you can erase and use whenever you like throughout the year.
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The following images are from the calendar pieces.
You can use these in several ways:
• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use to createpatterns. Either you begin a pattern using 4-5 of these cards andencourage the children to continue the same pattern. Or, have thechildren create their own patterns using the cards.
• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use as amatching/memory game.
Patterns for Games and Activities
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