Dental Health

Ms. Jessica Buchanan

Lesson Plan
Reading

Lesson one Day one

Daily topic: Reading on Dental Hygiene
Objectives: The students will discover the importance of dental hygiene and share their
experience.
Procedures:

Show the Berestain Bears Visit the Dentist episode

on YouTube on the SMART board.
https://youtu.be/4l1HYqxCKGo?t=723

Popcorn read the History of Dentistry

http://www.teethonthegoky.com.php53-14.ord11.websitetestlink.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/History-of-Dentistry-MI.pdf
o Show an example of a word cloud, and then
have the students create one about dental
hygiene in any word cloud shape on their iPad to print off in class and post on the
wall. http://www.tagxedo.com/
If the gifted students finished earlier than everyone, give accommodated
assignment.
Give Autistic and non-native students a tactile activity as others finish
word clouds and stick them to the wall.

Materials: iPads for each student, the SMART board, printer, tape, playdough (white, pink, tan
and red)
How do you accommodate students with:
-For gifted students, I will give a sheet to answer questions on a directed browsing activity.
-For Students with Autism and Non-native students, they can work a tactile activity of making a
mouth model out of playdough and label the different parts (tooth, tongue), based on a picture
of the mouth.

Assessment: The students will write a short story about a visit to the dentist. They must tell what
they will expect when going to the dentist or how the overall experience of the visit was if they
have already visited the dentist.

Dental Health

Directions: Scan each code to answer the questions below .

1. What is one way to get rid of plaque from your mouth effectively?
2. What is the purpose or function of enamel?
3. What are three risks that can cause gingivitis in your mouth? Is gingivitis
irreversible?

4. Is dinking fruit or vegetable juice good for dental health? Why?

Make a Mouth Model

Use the different colors of Playdough and make a model of a mouth.

Then draw a picture of the model and label the teeth, gums, tongue and lips.

Short story:
Dental Hygiene
Teacher Name: Ms. Buchanan

Student Name:

CATEGORY

4 - Above Standards

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3 - Meets Standards

2 - Approaching Standards

1 - Below

Grammar &
Spelling

Author makes no
errors in grammar or
spelling that distract
the reader from the
content.

Author makes 1-2 errors in

grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.

Author makes 3-4 errors in

grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.

Author makes
errors in gram
spelling that d
reader from th

Capitalization
& Punctuation

Author makes no
errors in capitalization
or punctuation, so the
essay is exceptionally
easy to read.

Author makes 1-2 errors in

capitalization or
punctuation, but the essay
is still easy to read.

Author makes a few errors

in capitalization and/or
punctuation that catch the
reader's attention and
interrupt the flow.

Author makes
errors in capit
and/or punctu
catch the read
and interrupt t

Focus or Thesis The thesis statement

The thesis statement names
Statement
names the topic of the the topic of the essay.
essay and outlines the
main points to be
discussed.

The thesis statement

outlines some or all of the
main points to be
discussed but does not
name the topic.

The thesis sta

not name the t
does not previ
be discussed.

Evidence and
Examples

At least one of the pieces

of evidence and examples
is relevant and has an
explanation that shows
how that piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.

Evidence and
are NOT relev
AND/OR are
explained.

All of the evidence and

examples are specific,
relevant and
explanations are given
that show how each
piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.

Most of the evidence and

examples are specific,
relevant and explanations
are given that show how
each piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.