We had a "first" around here this week -- the crazies made their first trip to the dentist. I know, I know, you are supposed to do this around 2 or 3 years old depending on what the doctor says, but we were moving & did not want to establish ourselves for 1 appointment only to move a month later. So, closer to 4 years old, D had his first appointment & K shy of 3 years old followed suite. So, for our "D week" we had a dentist theme learning about teeth, good food choices for our teeth, & using teeth to do math. It was different & they had fun. I also introduced time to D which he picked up pretty quickly -- we are still learning how to write all of our numbers, but with some cut & paste worksheets he was sailing smoothly! And after a successful trip to the dentist where both crazies were inducted into the "No Cavity Hall of Fame" we bumped into a fundraiser group selling Krispy Kremes & had to buy some; afterall, doughnuts starts with "d" (& we haven't had them in about 8 months!!). So, we have our "D"s down & know more about teeth than we did a week ago!
Our verse -- one that I have always loved.
K practicing tracing her letters
D doing his "D" sheet
Our happy & sad teeth to learn about good & bad food for our teeth
So proud of my little man... he got it quick!
Some busy work for K
Our glorious doughnut morning... melt in your mouth!!
Practiced writing numbers by counting teeth in the various smiles
Did some patterns using our dental pattern cards
It is always good to make children aware of the importance of oral hygiene as early as possible. Kudos to you for making learning so enjoyable! If you’re still looking for a dentist, aside from having the right expertise for the job, don’t forget to choose one that the kids would be comfortable with.
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It would also be great to choose a dentist that has a dental office near to your house. This would be very advantageous in emergency cases, in which you need to rush to the office right away. Also, it would be good to know the dentist’s schedule on weekends or holidays, so you wouldn’t be blindsided when every there is a need to go to his/her office on these specific days.
ReplyDeleteTed Grimmer
I go every six months to my dentist for a cleaning and check up because I want healthy teeth. My dentist is Kiyo. His office is in MinamiUrawa in front of the station. dentist office
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