The student will:

• read/discuss 32-page storybook about oral health
• view LCD Projection of healthy foods
• learn what foods/servings are incorporated in a healthy diet
• measurement of cardboard to display 4 basic food groups
• cut out pictures of foods included in 4 basic food groups
• maintain daily calendar of teeth brushing

Materials:

• Book, So Who's Dr. Rabbit (obtain from Colgate-Palmolive)
• TV, LCD projector
• Various magazines for cutting pictures
• scissors/glue
• poster board
• toothbrushes/toothpaste

Teacher Notes:

• help students organize pictures with envelopes
• TV/LCD access
• obtain  book,So Who's Dr. Rabbit?
• Preview PowerPoint presentation

1. Show students teacher-created PowerPoint Presentation.
2. Read/Discuss book, So Who's Dr. Rabbit?, show pictures.
3. Students are challenged to create a play about oral health.
4. Discussion of feelings of pride in learning new things and creating something of their own.
5. View ada.org. information on healthy foods.
6. View dupagehealth.org on healthy snacks.
7. Write on board a list of foods consumed the previous day for 2 students.  Evaluate how many servings of the 4 basic food groups they consumed.
8. Discuss cooperative learning techniques to use when cutting pictures.
9. Help students plan, organize poster for displaying basic food groups.
10. Pass out the calendar for use with teeth brushing.
11. Calendars will be collected at the end of the two week unit.

Notify as indicated on individual students' IEP and 504 plans.
Heterogeneous Cooperative groups

Enrichment Activities: Create additional endings to the play the students create

Evaluation/Assessment:

Students will perform their created play and submit copy of written draft
Daily Calendar

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:

• Health 3.18, 3.19, 3.22
• Reading 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.22
• Mathematics 3.39, 3.42

Health
 2.  Knows environmental and external factors that affect individual and community health.
 6.  Understands essential concepts about nutrition and diet.
 7.  Knows how to maintain and promote personal health.
Language Arts
 4.  Gathers and uses information for research purposes.
 7.  Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational text.
 8.  Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes.
 9.  Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media.
Technology
 3.  Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and individual.

References:

Colgate book, So Who's Dr. Rabbit?
Internet sites: ada.org, dupagehealth
Healthy Snacks

Authors:

Cheryle Bailes
Jo Jarvis
Sharon Smith
Summersville Elementary School
 
 
 

Overview

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5