Smile! Lesson Plan
Academic Standards
Reading Objective:
Children read an emergent text about ways to keep their teeth healthy.
Health Focus:
dental health
Literacy Focus:
emergent texts
Page 8 Skill:
letter recognition
Vocabulary:
brush, dentist, floss, fruits, healthy, smile, teeth, vegetables
CCSS:
RI.K.1, RI.K.3, RF.K.1, RF.K.2.A, SL.K.2
1. Build Knowledge With a Video
- Before watching How to Have a Healthy Smile, ask kids if they have any tips on how to keep teeth healthy.
- Then watch the video. Ask kids what new tips they learned.
2. Read and Think
- Read the mini book together.
- Then get kids up and moving with our Dance Break video.
- Finally, do the Show What You Know skill sheet.
3. Fun Skills Practice
- With our Miles of Smiles: Word Families game, kids sort words by word family on two levels: with and without picture support.
- Our How Do You Brush Your Teeth? skill sheet gives kids practice in simple sequencing skills.
Hands-on Activity
Healthy Teeth Chart
Materials: My Healthy Teeth Chart skill sheets, pencils
- As kids read in the mini book, there are many things they can do to keep their teeth healthy every day! With this handy chart, families can work with children to track their healthy habits.
- Give each child a copy of the chart. You might want to send a note home to families as well. For one full week, have children check off the good things they did for their teeth each day.
- At the end of the week, have children look at their charts. They can see which healthy habits they find easy to do and which ones they need to work on.