Another busy week ahead in The Children’s House!! We will be learning all about teeth as our topic is dental hygiene, so we will be talking about the importance of dental hygiene and why we look after our teeth, and discussing what might happen if we didn’t do so – in a non-scary way, we don’t intend to add to anyone’s fear of the dentist!! We will then be examining our tooth model and looking in the mirror at our own teeth and learning the names of them, as well as talking about why we lose our teeth and learning about the parts of the mouth.

We will also discuss how to brush our teeth using toothpaste & brush, and finally talk about foods that are healthy for our teeth – especially crunchy foods like apples and carrots, and calcium-containing foods which strengthen our teeth such as milk, cheese and yoghurts – and foods that aren’t.

Brushing Song (tune of Twinkle Twinkle)

Brushing, brushing, brush this way,
Keeps our teeth clean every day.
Once in the morning, then at noon,
And at night when we see the moon.
Brushing, brushing, brush this way,
Keeps our teeth clean every day!