Lesson Design Template: MAT/Certification Elementary

Candidate Name: Jill Host Teacher Name: Melissa Wuerth

Krueger

School: Bowman Grade Level: # of Students: 22

K

Date & Time of Lesson: Length of Lesson: 20 minute lesson

Wednesday, 3/28/2018

Topic of Lesson: Content Area:

“Are Teeth Important to Health

Take Care Of?”

Materials for lesson:

-”Those Icky Sticky Smelly Cavity-Cousing but….Invisible Germs”- Judith Ann Rice
-Eggs soaked overnight. One in soda, One in water
-snack sized ziplock bags
-peppermint essential oil
-baking soda
-salt
-plastic spoons
-table spoons
-labels
-markers

Objectives: At the end of this lesson students will know the importance of brushing their
teeth, how to properly brush their teeth, and become involved, excited, and motivated to
brush their teeth.
Standards/Content areas covered in lesson
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.6
Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

CCSS.ELA.CONTENT.R1.K.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about
the main idea.

Alaska Skills for a Healthy Lifestyle

A. A student should be able to acquire a core knowledge related to wellbeing.

2. Understand how the human body is affected by behaviors related to eating habits,
physical fitness, personal hygiene, harmful substances, safety, and environmental
conditions

ALASKA CONTENT STANDARD

STAGE THREE: Opportunities to Learn (Acquisition)

Introduction/Hook

Introduction Questions:

How many brush your teeth everyday?

Brush twice a day?

Why do we brush our teeth?

What happens if we don’t?

Processes and products for Learning Strategies for

Opportunities Differentiation/ Multimodal
Instruction/Universal Design
for Learning
I Do

Read Aloud- -”Those Icky Sticky Smelly Cavity-

Causing but….Invisible Germs”- Judith Ann Rice
 Hook and closure with read
aloud
We Do
Lead a group discussion about dental hygiene
Have students work
 “Why we brush our teeth?”
independently or in small groups
 “When we should brush our teeth.”
 Proper techniques for brushing teeth
how long – suggest finding a song they like that is
about 2 minutes long or learn what part of a song
plays after 2 minutes. When they brush their teeth Circulate to check for
they can start playing the song and when the 2 understanding
minute-mark is reached, they are done.

1. Demonstrate how to mix up toothpaste ingredients.

2. Have students partner with their blue/yellow

partner and find a table seat. Have directions for each
table posted.

Each student mixes 4 teaspoons of baking soda, 1

teaspoon of salt, and 3 drops of desired extract
(teachers help measure and distribute ingredients)

3. On a piece of paper or label, ask students to write

down what they learned about brushing teeth (why,
when, etc.). They can then color or make designs on
the paper/label. Use this as an assessment for
evaluating what the students learned about dental
hygiene.

4. Have students peel and stick labels to their

containers or help them cut paper to the appropriate
size and tape it to their container.

Closure: Assessment/ Evidence of

5. Call students back to the group area. Share findings.
Make a observation on eggs soaked in soda/water
Learning
Formative Assessment checking for
understanding and clarifying why
tooth brushing is essential to
health.

Summative Assessment: Have

students write one fact about tooth
brushing on toothpaste label.