Key Stage 1 Education:
Ages: 6 - 8 Years Old. |
- 'OUR sMILE' -
How do we look after our teeth? |
We should brush our teeth for 2 minutes, last thing at night and at least one other time during the day with fluoride toothpaste. |
We should consume less sugary foods and drink, opting for healthier alternatives. |
We should visit the dentist regularly, as often as they recommend. |
Toothbrushing... |
You should brush your teeth for 2 minutes, last thing at night, and at least one other time during the day. |
Use a pea-sized amount of fluoride tooth paste that contains at least 1000 parts per million fluoride, on your toothbrush. |
Place the toothbrush at a 45-degree angle where the gums join the teeth, use small, circular movements to brush the surface of the tooth several times. |
Do this on every surface of the teeth... |
Remember that teeth have more than one side: they have an outside, inside and biting surface. |
Our Smile... |
Our ‘baby’ teeth (milk teeth), start to come through (erupt) when we are around 6 months old. We normally have 20 ‘baby’ teeth by the time we are 2.5 years old. |
When we are about 6 years old, we start to get our ‘adult’ (second) teeth. |
This normally starts with the first molars, which come in behind the last baby tooth. The teeth at the front of our mouth are next. The baby teeth become a little loose, then a bit ‘wobbly’. This is because the ‘adult’ teeth are growing underneath and pushing the ‘baby’ teeth out of the way. |
It can take many weeks before they are ready to fall out. There is no reason to be worried about wobbly teeth, it just means that we are growing up. |
Our baby teeth continue to wobble out, to make room for new adult teeth, until we are about 10 to 12 years old. Then we will have 28 teeth. Hopefully no children will have had any teeth removed, but be aware of the conversation. |
We may get 4 more molar teeth later, when we are around 18-24 years old, these are called wisdom teeth. |
Please use the link above to access the lesson plan & activities! These booklets can be printed off and used at either home or in a classroom setting to aid in teaching alongside the powerpoint provided. |
Activities: Mouth Map... Each child can draw a mouth map of their own teeth, by using a mirror (or they can do this in pairs and draw each other, if mirrors are not available). This will help the children to see the difference in adult and baby teeth, sizes, colour and heights etc. What makes you smile? Draw their own face with a smile and write what makes them smile. Toothbrushing... Cut out the pictures of toothbrushing instructions, then place them in order. |