February 2025

Would You Brush Your Teeth With Rocks?

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Listen and Read

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Brush Your Teeth!

Videos (2)

Videos (2)

Games (1)

Skill-Building Sheets

Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Students will discover how caring for teeth has changed over time.

 

Safety and Health Focus:

Dental Health Month

 

Social Studies Focus:

long ago and today

 

ELA Skills:

key details, vocabulary, writing, compare and contrast

 

Page 4 Skill:

read a chart

 

Vocabulary:

dental, bristly, enamel, modern

 

CCSS:

RI.2.1 key details; RI.2.4 determine meaning of words; RI.2.10 read informational texts; W.2.2 writing; W.2.8 gather information; L.2.2 punctuation

 

Lexile Level:

510L