This week is dental health week at The Children’s House! Following on from our look at the food pyramid last week, we are going to learn about the importance of looking after our teeth, tying in to the eating of healthy food – especially crunchy foods like apples and carrots, and calcium-containing foods which strengthen our teeth such as milk, cheese and yoghurts. We will be doing tooth brushing activities, and talking about visiting the dentist, as well as counting our teeth and discussing why we lose teeth! During the week we will be doing a science experiment to show what can happen if we don’t clean our teeth, leaving 1 egg to sit in a glass of vinegar and another in a glass of coke – the vinegar will show how acid can decalcify and damage the tooth enamel, whereas the coke will leave a stain.

As well as this, we will be welcoming in March on Wednesday (a month which has really crept up on us!!!), we will be practising our yoga moves – great for both relaxation as well as gross motor skills – and last but not least we will of course be making delicious pancakes for Pancake Tuesday!!

Lámh, lámh eile

Lámh, lámh eile, a haon, a dó,             (Hand, other hand, one, two)
Cos, cos eile, a haon, a dó.                    (Foot, other foot, one, two)
Ceann, srón, béal, smig,                        (Head, nose, mouth, chin)
Agus fiacla bána i mo bhéal istigh.     (And white teeth inside my mouth.)
Súil, súil eile, a haon, a dó,                   (Eye, other eye, one, two,)
Cluas, cluas eile, a haon, a dó,             (Ear, other ear, one, two,)
Ceann, srón, béal, smig,                        (Head, nose, mouth, chin,)
Agus fiacla bána i mo bhéal istigh.     (And white teeth inside my mouth.)