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Children will identify ways different animals keep their teeth clean.
Health and Safety Focus: dental health
Science Focus: animal teeth
Watch a Video:
Amazing Animal Teeth
Skill: build knowledge
Read the Issue:
How Do You Clean a Hippo's Teeth?
Play a Game:
Consonant Blend Sort
Skill: decode words
Complete Skill Sheets
Reading Checkpoint
Skill: key details
Label the Pictures
Skill: use visuals
A Letter From Norbert Know-It-All
Skill: text evidence/writing
Lesson Boosters
Paired Text: What If You Had Animal Teeth? by Sandra Markle
Diphthong Hunt: ea
Hands-on Activity: Make a Healthy Mouth
CCSS (and states that have similar standards): RI.1.1, RF.1.3, RI.1.7, RI.1.8, W.1.2, L.1.1
Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.
Skill: dental health, writing
Materials: Make a Healthy Mouth Sentence Strips skill sheet, red and pink construction paper, pencils, scissors, small white pom-poms, glue, string