February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Since I think it's important to each preschoolers about cleaning teeth, I’m sharing with you 15 very FUN activities to do that all involve teeth! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. There are so many hands-on way to learn about brushing teeth, cavities, flossing, and more. Here's a collection of learning activities that are all about teeth! Model Mouth Activity by Teaching Mama Brush Away … [Read more...]
Beginning Reader Activities About Teeth
We are learning about teeth this week since February is National Children's Dental Health Month. Last week I shared 15 hands-on activities all about teeth. Today, I'm sharing beginning reader activities about teeth. Do you have a child that's in the early stages of learning to read? If you do, you're probably familiar with beginning readers or emergent reader books. These type of books have the following: strong picture support repetitive patterns controlled text large … [Read more...]
Flossing Activity for Preschoolers
Do your kids floss? Or do they know the reason we floss? I decided to introduce my oldest to what flossing is when he was 3 years old. He was new to flossing, so this activity was a great hands-on activity for explaining it. Materials for Flossing Activity: *construction paper (and I added some cardboard to the back) *egg carton *white paint *play dough *floss and toothpicks To start, cut apart an egg carton. Then paint some of them white. As … [Read more...]
An “Egg-cellent” Way to Learn About Teeth
Did you know that February is National Children's Dental Health Month? This month is a great time to teach little ones the importance of taking care of their teeth! An important skill for dental health is learning how to properly brush teeth. When kids are little, they may wonder why it's important to brush their teeth. This activity is great for teaching this! This activity needs a little prep time. You will use hardboiled eggs, which will need to be prepared ahead of time. I suggest … [Read more...]
Model Mouth Craft for Preschoolers
Did you know that February is National Children's Dental Health Month? This is a great time to teach little ones the importance of taking care of our teeth and gums. A fun way to teach preschoolers about our mouth and teeth is by making a model mouth with marshmallows! Materials for Model Mouth: *construction paper (pink and red) *20 mini marshmallows (non-food alternatives could be white pom poms or pony beads) *glue *scissors To start, cut the pink paper into the shape of a … [Read more...]
