The children from St Osmund's Pre-school have been involved in a dental care project.
'We decided on the project after some of the children engaged in eager discussion about recent dental check-ups,' says pre-school leader Sharon Meads.
PLANNED LEARNING INTENTIONS
- To manage their own personal hygiene
- To recognise the importance of keeping healthy, and things that contribute to this
- To use their imagination in art and design, music, dance, imaginative and role-play, and stories
RESOURCES
Resources brought by a dental visitor, such as large teeth, X-rays, stickers; coloured plastic mugs and matching new toothbrushes; empty toothpaste boxes; dental mirrors; white bibs and tabards; bowls; safety goggles; photos of dental tools; posters and books about caring for teeth and healthy eating; office equipment, such as a telephone, computer, clipboard, appointment book and writing tools; child-size armchair, stool and small chairs; magazines for waiting area; dolls.
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