Talk to the children about the importance of brushing teeth every day and going to the dentist for annual teeth cleanings. Explain to the children that if we don’t brush our teeth plaque will build ...
Talk to the children about the importance of brushing teeth every day and going to the dentist for annual teeth cleanings. Explain to the children that if we don’t brush our teeth plaque will build up on our teeth and eventually stain them and even cause cavities. Also, have the children beware that eating healthy snacks like fresh fruits, raw veggies, cheese and yogurt and also help keep our smiles white.
Next, show the "Extra Content" Dentist Special Tools video and talk about teeth cleanings and the special tools used during teeth cleanings. The special tools are a mirror, tooth counter, dental suction straw and a tooth cleaner toothbrush (show children photos of each tool). The mirror is used to look at the teeth up close. When using the mirror you can see what teeth will need a little extra cleaning. Next, we will use the tooth cleaner toothbrush. The cleaner is almost like an electric toothbrush that sounds similar to a motorboat. (Have the children try and make the sound of a motorboat.) The tooth cleaner will than make its rounds to every tooth in your mouth to make sure your teeth are extra clean. After, the tooth cleaner the dentist will use a tooth camera to get a really close picture of a child’s teeth. The camera could show that a child has a really nice clean smile.
- Have the children look in a mirror and count the number of teeth they have in their mouth.
After your preschool day go on a fast paced healthy walk or bike ride. While out talk about how exercise is good for our bodies.
Let's color the letter W with crayons today! Put out a bunch of different colors of crayons and allow the children to color their W in "w"hatever colors they would like to.
Print out the Bible memory verse coloring sheet and have your children color the picture. Sit with your children while they are coloring and talk about what they see in the picture (see questions ...
Print out the Bible memory verse coloring sheet and have your children color the picture. Sit with your children while they are coloring and talk about what they see in the picture (see questions below if you’d like some ideas). This is a time for observation before the story is read and for children to share their thoughts on what they see in the picture and what they are thinking. It’s okay if they do not answer the questions correctly, allow them to share their thoughts. Your discussion will lead into the The Good Samaritan story you will read later together.
Questions to ask if you like:
What do you think happened to the man laying on the ground? (He is hurt)
What do you think happened to the hurt man? (Allow children to give answers as to what they think could’ve happened)
Is there an animal in the picture? (There is a donkey)
Does it look like someone is helping the hurt man? (Yes)
Do you think the man that is helping is loving his neighbor? (Yes)
Who is our neighbor? (Anyone)
What do you think will happen at the end of the story? (Allow children to give answers as to what they think could’ve happened)
This is a perfect time to talk about the Bible and how to use it. You can show the children your Bible so they have a better understanding of what a book, chapter and verse are. You can say:
“The Bible is one big book made up of many smaller books. Each book has a name. Today we are learn- ing a Bible verse in the book of Luke. When you find Luke in the new testament look for the number 10 at the top left or right of the page, this is the chapter. You will see Luke 10. We are looking for verse 27, and those numbers are much smaller under the big chapter number 10.”
After looking at the Bible show them “Luke 10:27” written out on their Memory Verse Coloring Sheet. To see and hear all of the Books that make up the Bible watch this fun, short video, The Books of the Bible, by Readeez!
After they are done coloring they can hang their Memory Verse Coloring Sheet up in a special place. Then when your child walks by the sheet they can work on memorizing the Bible verse.
Boil eggs in water with a tea bag for about 7 minutes to make hardboiled eggs. Next, let the eggs cool down before using them for this science project. The tea will stain the eggs brown. Give each chi ...
Boil eggs in water with a tea bag for about 7 minutes to make hardboiled eggs. Next, let the eggs cool down before using them for this science project. The tea will stain the eggs brown. Give each child a toothbrush and an egg. Have the child "brush" the egg to get off all the “plaque” that the tea left. Tell the child that the hard shell of the egg is just like our teeth. Let them know that our teeth can be stained by the things that we eat and by letting plaque grow on our teeth because we have not brushed well enough.
*The brown stains will disappear as the child brushes the egg.
