November Week 2: Teeth

Large  Group Activity

Date:  November Week 2

Title:  Teeth

Phoneme: /t/

Pre-Literacy:  Trace the Letter T.  “Top to Bottom.  Now Back to the Top.  Left to Right and now we STOP.”  Talk about words that have the /t/ sound.  Tongue, Teeth, Toes, Turkey, Tomato. Tickle, Two. Does anyone have a name with the /t/ sound?

Materials required:  Laminated Letter T,  Gobble Gobble Picture Binder

Concepts:  tongues, oral motor skills, mirror, Who/What/Where questions

Transition activity:  Song:  Gobble Gobble (What Does The Turkey Say) by Nooshi.

Discussion: Let’s talk about Teeth!  Who has teeth?  How many teeth do you have?  Use your tongue to count your teeth.  Can you put your tongue in front of your teeth?  Can you put your tongue in back of your teeth?  That is where we make the t-t-t sound.

We use teeth to chew our food.  Chewing food makes food easier to swallow.  Some foods are crunchy and need a lot of chewing.  Some foods are soft and don’t need a lot of chewing. 

Look in the mirror at your teeth.  What color are they?  Let’s practice brushing our teeth.  Pretend with your finger. What color is your toothbrush?  Who brushed their teeth this morning?

Song:  Signing Time’s Brushing Teeth. Raffi's Brushing Teeth.  Jim Gill's Hands Are For Clapping (it has a verse "Teeth are for brushing....".

November: Week 2 - TEETH!

Subject:  T is for TEETH!
Phoneme: /t/
Transition Song:  Gobble, Gobble (The Thanksgiving Song) by Nooshi
Concept:  tongues, oral motor skills, Who/Where/What questions
Materials:  8x10 laminated page with large letter T for each child

Find your pointer finger.  Use it to trace the letter T.  "Top to bottom, now back to the top.  Left to right, and now STOP!  Practice the /t/ sound.  T-t-t-t.  Everyone practice:  Tee, Tay, Tie, Toe, Too!  Whose name starts with the t-t-t sound?  What words start with the t-t-t sound?  Some words we have come up with in class:  tickle, two, toys, turkey, tongue.

Let's talk about TEETH!  Do you have teeth?  How many teeth do you have?  Use your tongue to count your teeth.

We use teeth to chew our food.  Chewing food makes it easier to swallow food. Some foods are crunchy and need a lot of chewing.  Some foods are soft and don't need a lot of chewing.  Put together a snack and see what your teeth can do.  Look in the mirror (yes, you have permission to show your chewed food).  Talk about when you lose your teeth and more grow in.