Tooth Truth

Truth: Students LOVE studying teeth, LOVE losing teeth, LOVE wiggling their  teeth, LOVE wiggling their friends teeth,  LOVE talking about their teeth, LOVE talking  about their friends teeth...
Truth: I do not love teeth, do not love when they lose their teeth, do not love when they wiggle their teeth, do not love when they wiggle their friends teeth, do not love talking about their teeth and especially do not love talking about their friends teeth.
However, as the adult in the situation, and as a teacher of 1st graders (who are  continually losing those things),  I do love to see their excitement.  So...I stifle my impulse to run screaming...and pull out the teeth... lessons, crafts and activities that is... no teeth pulling here for me!
Q: What did the judge say to the dentist? A: Do you swear to pull the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth?
We are finishing up our dental health unit this week.  This should have been completed the 2nd week of February. However...having been hit by the coldest winter EVER, we are really behind! Late starts, early outs, cancelled school... Don't get me wrong! I was very excited each and every time I got the text... I'm like a kid that way... but it has put us way behind!
We will be playing this game and reading the poem tomorrow to end our unit of study!
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The Tooth Fairy will also visit

and leave a little note and gift

for each student.

Click here to get the 

freebie Tooth Fairy note.

I always leave a toothbrush

with this note. Sometimes

I leave small tubes of toothpaste

and dental floss as well.

Fiction and nonfiction book

with yucky teeth souvenir.

Tooth Fairy and writing from  First Grade Fever by Christie. We also do several activities from Sarah Cooley's packet including the egg/tooth decay experiment. The students are amazed at what  happens during this experiment! I forgot a picture, but believe me, it is cool and nasty all rolled into one!
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