We introduced the theme with pictures, print, books, short videos, songs and interactive movements with songs, art, math, manipulatives, group experiences and great room activities.
Art
Monday- painted with tooth brushes, tooth paste and red paper
Tuesday- Glued mini marshmallows on paper tooth
Wednesday-Paper cup tooth- painted yellow-brushed on Thursday with tooth paste
Thursday-Brushed tooth cup w/ tooth paste
Friday- Stamped with jumbo marshmallows
Math
color matching tooth brushes with tooth brush holders to group by same color, teeth counting grid w/ numbers and practiced counting one-to-one, Hippo mouth counting teeth-place on each tooth spot
Motor Development
Red play-doh with small plastic teeth to press and make impressions with hands/fingers, tooth brushes with trays and salt to practice early writing by making marks and shapes on tray, tooth brushing with plastic teeth and tooth paste, egg brushing with tooth brushes- up & down, side to side and around in circles and teeth flossing with jumbo blocks/play-doh and string- back and forth motions
Sensory Table
Colored water with plastic teeth and tooth brushes
Activities
Tooth Hop
This is the way we brush are teeth- movement
Follow directions-tap to the rhythm
what do sugary drinks do to your teeth?
Health and wellness- the importance of breakfast
Good or bad for your teeth- picture cards
Tooth Hop
Who is a Dentist?
Song- This is the way we brush are teeth