Unit of Study: Dental Health

Bridges: Snowflakes & Winter Countdown

This week at school…

2/19/2020

Upcoming Events:

2/24 Visit from the Dentist

2/27 & 2/28 Mrs. Judy from Mansfield Library

Signing Time

We learned the signs:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
		Vocab Review Song Duck & Rabbit duck

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Snail & Frog	Snake & Lizard

Opening Circle

Greeting: Hello/Greeting Songs

Discussion:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
		No Mrs. Lasky - AM Introduce new unit: Dental Health. Tools we use at home to keep our teeth healthy - toothbrush, mirror, floss, mouthwash, and toothpaste. Patterning dental items: teeth vs toothbrush (ab, aab, abb)

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Review tools we use at home to keep our teeth healthy. What is the job of a dentist? Why do we need to go to the dentist? What tools might the dentist uses? Discuss expectations of going to the dentist.	Review tools the dentist might uses and the expectations of going to the dentist. Not only do tools keep our teeth healthy, but eating foods with dairy in them keep our teeth strong and healthy. What are some dairy foods? What foods are not healthy for our teeth? Sort healthy food/not healthy food for our teeth.

Number Corner (math)

Module 4 Session 1: Calendar update. Today is, Yesterday was. Chirpy's Mittens

Module 4 Session 2: Calendar update. Today is, Yesterday was. Six Little Snow People (dramatize story using necklaces)

Module 4 Session 3: Calendar update. Today is, Yesterday was. Chirpy's Mitten Match Game Challenge

Second Step (Emily & Emilio)

Week:

Concepts:

Snack

Practice serving and pouring, cleaning up after ourselves.

Centers

Science	Blocks	Dramatic Play	Theme Park
Brushing teeth with shaving cream - laminated teeth shapes, shaving cream, toothbrushes	I Can Build Camping Set - bugs, forest animals, leaves, rocks, flowers, pine cones, tree rings, sticks, books	Dress-up, Baby dolls, Cooking for the family	Camping
Writing	Library	Art	Literacy/Math
Students will independently select writing mediums to write, dough stamp or use letter magnets to create words Word Wall: dentist, toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, mirror	Students will independently select literacy strategies that support their learning during independent reading times- arrival, centers & independent reading/conferring time	Students will independently select own art mediums for their creations Mouth - small paper plate folded in half, red tongue shape, marshmallow teeth	Gradual Order Teeth Lacing Teeth Weight
Easel	Sensory Table	Rug/Music & Movement
Toothbush painting - tooth shape on yellow paper, white paint, toothbrushes		Car Garage

Rotating Small Groups/Problems & Investigations

Patterning Socks & Hats Expressive Language - positional words

Patterning Socks & Hats Expressive Language - positional words

Patterning Socks & Hats Expressive Language - positional words

Interactive Read Aloud

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
		Book: Bear's Loose Tooth Standard: Emotional Expression, Literacy, Concept of Print, Phonological Awareness Vocab: frowned, worried, welled, perched Questions: How was bear feeling when he noticed his loose tooth? How did his friends help him? Were they being good friends or not good friends? Activity: Identify rhyming words. Creating new rhyming words.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Book: Curious George Visits the Dentist Standard: Literacy, Concept of Print Vocab: gleaming, wax, wobbly, appointment, waiting room, patients, examining room, exam tools, instrument, mouth mirror, explorer, dental floss, cavity, filling, loose tooth, permanent tooth, frightened Activity: Story Symbols: main character, setting, feelings, problem, and solution

Book: Clark the Shark Tooth Trouble Standard: Literacy, Concept of Print, Phonological Awareness Vocab: reef, worried, Questions: How was Clark feeling when he noticed his loose tooth? Were Clark's friends being nice when they were telling him about the dentist being scary? What could they have said to be a good friend? Activity: Reading dentist/teeth words in and out of context. Yesterday we read, Curious George, today we read Clark the Shark - do you Curious and Clark have the same first sound? What else has the same first sound?

Shared Reading

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
		Day 1: Got My Toothpaste Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" Got my toothpaste, got my brush, I won't hurry, I won't rush. Making sure my teeth are clean, Front and back and in between. When I brush for quite a while, I will have a happy smile! 1. Literature Introduction. What do you think it is going to be about? Why do you think I chose this text? 2: First Read. 3: Reading Focus: Vocabulary Development - what does this poem mean?

THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Day 2: Got My Toothpaste 1. Second Read. 2. Reading Focus: Picture-Word Match	Day 3: Got My Toothpaste 1: Third Read. 2: Reading Focus: Rhyming Fun