OneWorld Preschool

✨ Keeping Our Teeth Healthy in Preschool! ✨🦷

This week our preschool class had so much fun learning all about keeping our teeth clean and healthy!

During circle time, we had wonderful discussions about visiting the dentist, why brushing our teeth is important, and the different types of teeth we have (incisors, canines and molars!). We also chatted about the tooth fairy and sorted foods and drinks into “good for our teeth” and “not so good for our teeth,” helping the children to understand how sugar can affect our smiles.

Our tuff tray activities gave everyone lots of hands-on learning opportunities. The children:
🪥 Threaded laces through tooth shapes to strengthen fine motor skills
🪥 Practised “flossing” playdough out of bricks
🪥 Washed the “germs” off model teeth using brushes and water

These playful experiences supported sensory exploration while reinforcing important self-care skills.

We also enjoyed lots of creative art and craft activities, including:
Painting giant teeth with toothbrushes and puffy paint
Designing big mouths full of teeth
Creating cotton ball tooth displays
Making our own little toothbrushes, practising our cutting and fine motor skills

Through these activities, the children developed their fine motor control, hand–eye coordination, language skills, and understanding of personal care routines.

Keep those shiny smiles by brushing at home at least 2 times a day!

Winter is in full swing in our preschool as well as outside! ❄️
This week’s activities included:
⛄ Making snowmen while practicing name recognition and fine-motor skills and penguins in a bottle which was trickier than it looked.
🧤 Designing mittens to explore colors and patterns and keep us warm !
☕ Pretend hot-chocolate play to encourage social skills and language and fun!
❄️ Making snowflakes with sticks to learn about shapes and symmetry.