Dental Health

This week was a super fun week full of science experiments and lots of fine motor practice flossing, brushing, and playing with play-doh Drill and Fill dentist station! 

We saw first hand how soda and coffee stains you teeth by placing 2 eggs in a cup of soda and a cup of coffee for 1 whole day.   We made predictions which egg would be stained more and discovered that the egg on the bottom of the coffee cup was as stained as the egg on the top in the soda cup!

We also talked about how you can protect your teeth and keep them bright and white.  We discussed the importance of brushing your teeth and the kids practiced their skill of brushing by trying to clean our stained eggs with real toothpaste and tooth brushes. 

We also talked about how sugar bugs like to hide in between your teeth and how you need to floss to get rid of the sugar bugs your tooth brush can't reach.  Then the kids practiced flossing using a block, play-doh, and a string.

We had Dr. Jenkins come talk to us about Dental Health.  He was GREAT with the kids, and they learned so much.  After Dr. Jenkins went back to work, the kids loved to pretend to be a dentist at the Paly-doh Drill and Fill center!

We started new morning centers this week.

We also started Student of the Day this week.  Every child will get a turn being Student of the Day.  We chant their name, draw a picture of them, and make them a book.  It is a very special treat to be student of the day, and the book ends up being something they absolutely cherish!

The kids are getting so big, they are really looking like Kindergarten kids!  See ya next week!