T H E D E N P L A N

ACTIVITY BOOKLETKey stage 1

5–7 year olds

T H E D E N P L A N

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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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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J C D J M R K E

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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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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).

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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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