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ADA KIDS’ CORNER
http://www.ada.org/public/topics/kids/index.html The
American Dental Associations official site for kids with Interactive Games,
Puzzles/Word Games, Dudley Movies, Topics for You, Message to Parents, and
information on National Children’s Dental Health Month (February).
Excellent 2. BRAINPOP
http://www.brainpop.com/health/digestive/teeth/ A fun site with a movie, coloring pages, Experiments with Bob the Ex-Labrat, Tune in with Cassie and Rita, and a quiz. Excellent 3. NO CAVITIES CLUBHOUSE ALL NEW SITE!!
http://kids-world.colgatepalmolive.com/ Fun games for kids 4-6 and 7-9. Games and activities: Ages 4-6 - Coloring Page, Attack of the Plaque Monsters, Smart Snack Orchard, Lost Tooth Corner, Guess What?, Tell the Tooth, Toothman, Toothpaste Tower, and Dental Office Tree House. Ages 7-9 – Foam Works Squirt, Animal Antics, Paint with Picasso, Fishy Friends, Taj Mahal Puzzle, Trip Down the Amazon, It’s a Jungle Out There, and Rabbit’s Band. Activities: Toothbrush Patch, Tooth Fairy Email, Brush Chart, Brush with the Animals, Super Dentist, Rhyme Find, Letter Fun and Cool Moves. Excellent 4.
LET’S TALK TEETH – UNIT PLAN
http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/LetsTalkTeeth.shtml
A unit plan for primary and
intermediate students. Includes:
Make a Tooth Model, Make a Book, The Tooth Fairy Came Last Night (Poem), My
Teeth Chant, Play a Game and Teeth Graph. Excellent 5.
MAKE YOUR OWN TOOTHPASTE AND TOOTH POWDER
http://mizar5.com/toothpst.htm An
article from “The
OraMedia Newsletter for Dental Self-Sufficiency” on using common ingredients
such as baking soda, glycerin, and flavoring to make your own tooth powder and
toothpaste. A good project for
class. Excellent
http://www.atlantic.k12.ia.us/wq/dbrix/ A webquest for second grade in which students must research dental care so that they can teach the preschoolers all about their teeth. Contains several multimedia activities. Excellent 7. SPARKLE
CITY
http://www.crestkids.com/index_flash.html Crest’s dental health site for kids with terrific graphics and sound. Sections: The Sparkles Galactic Blaster (with tooth tunes), Doc Croc’s Virtual Visit (explore the dentist’s office), Robo Hippo’s Star Painter (connect the dots and paint the picture) and Geena’s Adventure (fighting the Rough and Rot Riders). Outstanding site for children. Excellent 8.
TEETH: ONLINE WORD SEARCH PUZZLE
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/nbarkhou/health/wordsearch/grade1searchteeth.html An
online word search puzzle for primary grades with words associated with teeth
such as: canines, molars, etc. Excellent 9. THE WISDOM TOOTH NEW SECTIONS!
http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/wisdomtooth/ What is a Dental Hygienist? Brushing Tips, Flossing Tips, Tips for Parents, FAQs, links. Three new sections: Wisdom Teeth, Oral Health Concerns and Facts and Trivia About Toothpaste 10.
THE ADVENTURES OF MR. REACH Sections include: You and Your Family (Teaching Brushing and Flossing, Tooth Timeline, Toothsome Terms, etc.) Kids (Games, Messages, Coloring Page) and Mr. Reach’s Toolbox (online product info). Very Good 11. BRACES INFO A great deal of information on braces. There is a FAQs section and Fun Section with: Fun Facts, Fun Dental Quiz, Free Dental Reminders, Famous People Who Wore Braces, Orthodontic Joke Archive and more. Very Good 12.
BRACE YOURSELF! LEARNING ABOUT ORTHODONTIC DEVICES – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20001205tuesday.html A
lesson plan for grades 6-8 and 9-12 in which students create models showing how
braces and other orthodontic devices can be used to correct various dental
problems. Very Good 13.
BRUSHING AND FLOSSING TO A HEALTHY SMILE – LESSON PLAN
A
lesson plan for grade 3 teaching that germs on the teeth need to be removed by
brushing and flossing your teeth. Very
Good 14.
DENTAL HEALTH LESSON PLAN
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Health/Body_Systems_and_Senses/BSS0008.html A
first grade lesson plan on the importance of brushing and flossing your teeth.
Very Good 15. DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
http://www.dupagehealth.org/health_ed/dental_month.html An extensive list of activities for children on dental health and care. Very Good 16.
DENTAL ZONE HEALTH QUIZ
http://www.saveyoursmile.com/quiz/dzonlinequiz.html An
online quiz on dental health. For
upper elementary and junior high as a review.
Very Good 17.
DENTAL WORD SEARCH GAME
http://www.hsdm.med.harvard.edu/pages/dentcent/p8.html A
Word Search Game to print out for older students with words such as: bicuspid,
hygiene, orthodontist. Very Good 18. HEALTHY TEETH – ORAL EDUCATION DATABASE
Sections: Teeth and Gums, Prevention, Cavities, Braces, Experiments & Activities and Teacher (small). Very Good 19.
ORAL-B TEACHING TOOLS LESSON PLANS
NEW!!
http://www.oralb.com/learningcenter/teaching/ Five
lesson plans on healthy teeth and dental care.
An additional section has Handouts.
Very Good 20.
SAVE SYDNEY’S SMILE – WEBQUEST
NEW!!
http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/webquests/groffquest/dental.html A
webquest for first grade in which student teams research how to take proper care
of teeth so they can teach Sydney. Very
Good 21. THE SMILESTONES
NEW
SECTIONS!
http://www.thesmilestones.com/ Visit Smilestone Island and learn about teeth and dental health. Print out pictures for coloring and download a comic strip. Very Good 22. SNACK FACTS
http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/wisdomtooth/snack.htm Fact sheet about how foods affect the health of the mouth. Includes three lists: Nutritionally and Dentally Acceptable, Nutritionally Acceptable but Poor for Teeth, and Nutritionally and Dentally Least Acceptable. Very Good 23.
A TEACHER’S DENTAL HEALTH PAGE
NEW URL & ACTIVITIES!
http://www.teachingheart.net/teeth.html A
teacher’s ideas on teaching dental health.
This site has been completely re-done with lots of activities and
classroom ideas, bulletin board ideas, songs and poems, craft links, and
recommended books. Excellent 24.
TEETH THEME UNIT
http://www.abcteach.com/teeth/teethtoc.htm Ideas
for learning about teeth. Sections:
Report Planner, Report Form, Shape Book, Shape Book/Lines, Tooth Fact Web
Organizer, Teeth KWL, Dental Health Make Ad, “When I Get Up” Song, Poem
Form, Toothy Tongue Twisters, Toothy Similes, Tooth Flash Cards, Word Search,
Word Unscramble, Toothy Smiles, and Brush Your Teeth. For elementary children.
Very Good 25.
THE TOOTH…THE WHOLE TOOTH… AND NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH – WEBQUEST
NEW!!
http://education.olivet.edu/undergraduate/webquests/lcunnington/lesson-template1.htm A
webquest for first grade students on dental care and the anatomy of their teeth.
Very Good 26.
THE TRUTH ABOUT TEETH
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/teeth_noSW.html A
site for elementary students on teeth and keeping them healthy.
Very Good 27. WEB DENTAL OFFICE
http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/abyss/index.htm Information and graphics. Sections: The Mouth, Oral Hygiene Tips, Dental Advice for Children, Dental Problems, The Dentist, and Links. There is also a Games section with 10 dental related games. Very Good 28.
WHAT CAUSES TOOTH DECAY? – LESSON PLAN
A
lesson plan for grades 2-6 using vinegar and eggshells to simulate the causes
and implications of tooth decay. Very
Good
29.
ARTHUR’S TOOTH – WEBQUEST
NEW!!
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/teeth/t-index.htm In
the story Arthur’s Tooth by Marc Brown, Arthur worries about his teeth.
In this first grade webquest, students make posters to educate Arthur
about his teeth. Note: The video of
this story is available from the AVA Center.
VT505107 Good 30. CDA FACT SHEET ON SMOKELESS TOBACCO – EFFECTS ON THE MOUTH
http://www.cda.org/public/cch5fs.html
A one-page fact sheet on the dangers of smokeless tobacco such as gum recession and cancer. Good 31.
CHILDREN’S DENTISTRY – MAKING DENTISTRY FUN FOR KIDS
http://www.dentalreview.com/kids/index.htm A
basic site for young children. Includes:
Stinky Tooth’s Reminder to Brush Your Teeth, Ode to Bacteria, the Stinky Tooth
Quiz and Learn About Your Teeth. Good
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/717.html A
classroom activity for elementary grades in which groups of students determine
what foods are “good” and “bad” for teeth and then use baskets to sort a
selection of foods into dental healthy and unhealthy. Good 33.
HEALTHY KIDS PAGE – TENNESSEE DEPT. OF HEALTH
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/kids/index.asp Scroll
down the page for the Healthy Smiles section: My Brush and Floss Chart, Dental
Wordsearch #1, and Dental Wordsearch #2. Good 34.
MRS. ELLIOTT’S SECOND GRADE TOOTH UNIT
NEW!!
http://www.myschoolonline.com/page/0,1871,24742-145616-27-2540,00.html Two
classroom activities about teeth. Good 35.
SNACK SMART FOR HEALTHY TEETH
http://www.nidr.nih.gov/health/pubs/snaksmrt/main.htm A
site for children on choosing snacks that are good for your teeth.
Good 36. TOOTH FAIRY Dental links, Tooth Fairy FAQs, Baby Teeth Info, Hygiene Tips and more. Good 37. ZOOTHLAND
NEW!! Join
Amos the Alligator and his friends as they learn about having and keeping
healthy teeth. For primary
students. Good |
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