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Kids Health: Taking Care of Teeth
This resource explains why healthy teeth are important, and how you can keep your teeth healthy are topics discussed in this site.
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Kids Health: Teens Health: Tmj Disorders
Teens Health article that discusses what TMJ disorders are and how they can be treated. Topics include signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and what you can do to lesson the problems.
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Kids Health: Staying Healthy
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Reality of Retainers
Retainers can be worn after braces come off, or to fix a problem with a person's teeth without braces. They can also help with speech problems. Find out more about retainers, their purposes, how to be fitted for one, how to wear it, and...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Songs and Poems
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
Read Works
Read Works: Chomp! Different Teeth Have Different Jobs
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different types of teeth and their functions. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Missing a Tooth?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about losing baby teeth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Smile! Show Off Those Pearly Whites
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text telling about the teeth of different animals including: hippopotamus, beavers, sharks, lions, and people. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Chew on This
[Free Registration/Login Required] A diagram showing the different parts of a tooth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: A Healthy Smile
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text telling the importance of caring for your teeth by brushing, flossing, and visiting the dentist. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Healthy Smile
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to take care of your teeth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Take Care of Your Teeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to take care of your teeth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Terrific Teeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about teeth and how to take care of them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Smile Style!
Essential information about keeping teeth healthy and bright.
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Teeth and Eating
A review of key concepts about teeth and their development, with diagrams, activities, and quiz questions.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Teeth Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the human teeth, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biology: Human Body Worksheets and Quizzes
Test your understanding of the human body and all of its complexities with these interactive worksheets, games and quizzes.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Braces
Lots of kids need braces. Find out how they work and how to take care of them by reading this article.
About Kids Health
About Kidshealth: Teeth: Dental Care for Children
Everything you need to know for maintaining proper dental care including how to brush, what makes strong teeth, what causes decay, and the three types of teeth.
Other
Columbines School of Botanical Studies: Toothaches
This article provides a lengthy discussion od toothaches and abscessed teeth. The site is broken down into two primary strategies for dealing with these toothaches - removing the infection causing the pain and merely relieving the pain.
Read Works
Read Works: Is It Time for a New Toothbrush?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains questions and teacher guides and...
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Read Works: Smile! Show Off Those Pearly Whites
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about human teeth and different types of animal teeth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute: Regions of the Digestive System: Mouth (Oral Cavity)
Find information on the mouth (oral cavity), lips and cheeks, palate, tongue, and teeth. This website provides brief descriptions of the roles of each, as well as an image of the mouth with its parts labelled.
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My Brushing Chart
Your very own brushing chart! Check off each time you brush twice a day for four weeks. Illustrates the correct way to brush and floss.