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Lesson Plan

Grade/Subject: Grade 1 Unit: Health Lesson Duration: 30 min

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

Overview of lesson:

Students will learn the importance of keeping their teeth healthy by effectively
brushing their teeth.

General Learning Outcomes:

Wellness choices: Students will make responsible and informed choices to maintain health and to promote
safety for self and others

Specific Learning Outcomes:

W1.2 demonstrate positive hygiene and health care habits; e.g., habits to reduce germ transmission, habits or dental hygiene

W1.3 identify the specific physical changes that occur during early childhood; e.g., dental changes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Identify dental changes that occur (ie. Baby teeth fall out and adult ones grow in)
2. Identify reasons why we need healthy teeth
3. Understand how to effectively brush teeth
ASSESSMENTS
Formative:
Oral Questioning
Think- Pair- Share

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Resource #1: Program of Studies
Resource #2: Mooses Loose Tooth by Jacqueline Clarke
Resource #3: Pintrest
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
-Mooses Loose Tooth book by Jacqueline Clarke
- Large poster paper
- Markers
- 3 envelopes
- 4 sheets of brushing procedure list cut up into individual sentences.
PROCEDURE
Introduction (7 min.):
- Read Mooses Loose Tooth to the class on the black rug
- Why do our teeth fall out?
Body (20 min.):

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Activity #1: How do we keep our teeth healthy?
- With students still sitting on the rug, ask them to start thinking about ways we keep our teeth healthy
- Draw a large tooth on the poster paper and hang it up for all to see
- Start asking students for their answers and write them on the tooth

Behavior check:
- Students must show me the 5 things
- Only quiet students with their hands up will be chosen to share

Activity #2:
- Have students go back to their tables
- On their table, there will be an envelope with many strips of sentences about brushing teeth.
- The students need to work together and come up with the correct order to brush your teeth
- The table who finishes first can win a goal ticket for each member
- The teacher will read each of the sentences aloud to the class before they can begin

Behavior check:
- Assign roles to the students at each table: one to open the envelope and one to organize the sentences. We
want to be mindful of everyone and dont want all our hands touching the paper sentences.
- Use our indoor voices when talking to our group

Activity #3:
- Encourage students to sit on the blue rug
- Put on the video How to Brush Your Teeth Properly- For Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=hDZXSMU2lAk
- How long are you supposed to brush your teeth for?
- How many times a day should you brush your teeth?

Behavior check:
- Criss-cross apple sauce on the rug

Closure (3 min.):
- Have students go back to their tables and with a partner, tell them one thing you learned today
- Decide with your partner which one you want to tell me
- Raise hands and quietly let wait for me to pick on them
- Once they tell me what they learned, the students can be dismissed and start getting ready for recess.

** If finished with time left, hand out How to Brush instruction sheet and students can color the images
Reflection
(Student/Teacher)

How did the lesson go? What was successful? What needs to change or be enhanced. Did students achieve learning
objectives?

Notes/Comment (T.A)

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