February is National Children's Dental Health Month. The first graders have spent the past week learning about how to properly care for your teeth as well as general facts about your teeth. We kicked the unit off by taking an egg (to serve as the tooth) and letting it soak in three different drinks: coffee, grape juice, and orange pop. Two days later we took the eggs out and found them very different than the white that they started out days before. We tried to brush the eggs just like we do with our teeth to try to get them white again. Students were shocked to find out that it was very difficult, or in some cases, impossible to get the eggs back to their original state. This was a good lesson on the importance of brushing your teeth and how sugar can cause cavities. This week we will continue to learn about dental hygiene in addition to starting a writing unit on famous African-Americans for Black History Month, which is also in February.
Above shows what the eggs looked like after soaking them for 2 days. The grape juice was the most interesting...those stripes were not expected! :)
Below shows what they looked like after brushing them.
Students discussed what makes their teeth happy and sad.
Posters and dental health vocabulary
Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day...below are a few writing pieces from students about what makes their hearts full. They worked very hard on these and they turned out adorable!
Also...sending hugs from my very own mini Valentine! <3
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