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T H E D E N P L A N
ACTIVITY BOOKLETKey stage 1
5–7 year olds
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Meet Brush Man... he is going to look after you
and teach you how to brush your teeth.
He is helped by Commander Clean who will tell
you great things about toothpaste and don’t
forget Floss Girl who will be zooming in to
keep an eye on how clean your teeth are.
Each person says hi, and cannot wait to
meet you later... look out for them and
enjoy learning about looking after your
teeth, BUT be careful because there may
be baddies around...
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DID YOU KNOW..? It can harm your teeth more to clean
them straight after breakfast than before, because
some food and drink can make your teeth softer.
Brushing them straight after food could wear them away.
So brush before you eat or half an hour after!
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Look at the picture above; CIRCLE all of the items
that can be used to keep teeth clean and healthy.
HOW MANY CAN YOU SPOT?
IN THE BATHROOM
HOW MANY DO YOU USE?
CAN YOU NAME THEM?
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HUMAN
CAT
ELEPHANT
DOG
In the box below draw a picture of your mouth
smiling, then draw your friend’s mouth.
Show your friend the drawing. Did they like it?
Do you have any teeth missing?
Does your friend?
Look at the pictures below and draw a line between the name and its mouth.
My mouth:
My friend’s mouth:
DIFFERENT MOUTHS
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FACT BOXHow to brush your teeth properly:
Gently brush the front and back of
every tooth, then brush the fl at
chewing part. An electric toothbrush
makes brushing more fun. Ask an
adult to check you are doing it right.
Do you know how long you should brush your teeth for?
Guess?
Find Brush Man on the next page and see if you were right.
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2 mins
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DID YOU KNOW..? You have 20 milk teeth in your mouth that you start
to lose when you are about 6 years old and after that, 32 adult teeth.
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You can then colour
the picture in.
Describe how you use these SENSES when you clean your teeth,
the fi rst one is done for you.
TOUCH: I use my fi ngers to grip the toothbrush and move it
around my mouth.
SIGHT:
TASTE:
HEARING:
SMELL:
TOUCH (with your fi ngertips)
SIGHT (with your eyes)
TASTE (with your tongue)
HEARING (with your ears)
SMELL (with your nose)
FACT BOX All animals including humans
have 5 SENSES: sight, taste,
touch, hearing and smell.
Which SENSES do you use to
clean your teeth? Circle them
on the picture below.
SENSES
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FACT BOX We eat food because we get hungry
and it tastes good, but it also gives
us energy. Our bodies use food like
buses use fuel.
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D A N B F G Q R
J C D J M R K E
K A H G A F K B
R R H E U I C M
E R R Z E H A U
A O U B N S G C
H T M I L K E U
A B A N A N A C
As well as being good for you,
some of these foods are also
good for your teeth. Find them
in the wordsearch on the right.
MILK
CHEESE
CARROT
BANANA
CUCUMBER
DID YOU KNOW..?
Cheese is great for teeth,
it gets rid of ACID.
Tick ✓ which things are good for you
and cross ✗ which things are bad:FOOD AND DRINK
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Look at the 2 lunchboxes, put a circle around the
healthy lunchbox.
Now write or draw what you would put in your healthy lunchbox that would also be good for your teeth:
The different foods we eat do different jobs.
VITAMINS in fruit and
vegetables make your
body work properly.
PROTEIN in cheese and meat
helps you to grow and heal.
We also need to drink
water and exercise to keep
our bodies healthy.
FATS and CARBOHYDRATES
like pasta give you energy
to run and play!
FIBRE in cereals helps you DIGEST food.
FACT BOX ACIDS are sour tasting
and are bad for your teeth.
FACT BOX Everyone has germs on their teeth
which can turn bits of food into ACID.
FACT BOX DIGESTION
Food is broken
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SNACK SHOP
Did you spot the baddie
in the story?
What is his name?
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Some DRUGS are bad for you like nicotine found in cigarettes, but others in medicines make
you better. Medicines are usually given to you by a doctor or your Mum or Dad to stop you from
feeling pain.
Circle the DRUGS you have heard of:
Injections AsprinParacetamol
FACT BOX A DRUG is a mixture of chemicals
that treat things that may be
wrong with you.
ANAESTHETIC is a drug that is
used to numb part of your body
to protect it from being hurt, like
when you are having an operation.
Have you ever had any of them?
If so, what was it for? Did it make you better?
Do any of your friends need medicines to keep them well, like an asthma inhaler?
Inhalers AntibioticsAnaesthetic
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Reception
DID YOU KNOW..? Dentists usually wear
gloves, a mask and glasses when they
examine your teeth. They will usually
ask you to wear glasses too.
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AT THE DENTIST
Ask your dentist if you can have a look at any of the
things they use on your teeth. How different do they
look and feel? Can you touch them?
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GUM
TOOTH
ENAMEL
ROOTS
GUM
TOOTH
ENAMEL
ROOTS
Teeth help us to eat our food. We use them to bite
our food into smaller pieces to chew before we
swallow. Teeth are made up of different parts.
A TOOTH
DID YOU KNOW..? Tooth enamel
is the hardest thing in your body.
Draw lines to label the
parts of the tooth.
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Join the dots to see things that are alive, have
once been alive or have never been alive.
ONCE ALIVE (Things that were
a plant or animal).
ALIVE (Animals and plants).
NEVER BEEN ALIVE
(Things made by people).
LIVING THINGS
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FACT BOX When you are older your dentist or
hygienist may show you how to fl oss.
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T H E D E N P L A N
Did you spot the toothfairy?
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