- The name of our podcast series is 1st Grade Dental Health. We wanted to teach our students the importance of taking care of their teeth. We felt that this topic was particularly relevant to this age group because first grade is the time that most students lose their first tooth. This is also the time that students should start learning how to take care of their new permanent teeth.
- The core curriculum that this podcast series addresses is Standard 1: Students will develop a sense of self; Objective 1:Describe and practice appropriate personal hygiene.
- Potential drawbacks to using this series in our future classroom is the lack of “hands-on” approach when teaching the students about dental health. We would want to supplement this series with having a professional guest speaker from the dental field, such as a dental hygienist, or a dentist. We would also like to provide each student with their own toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and a little tooth carrying case to put their teeth in when they lose their first teeth.
- This assignment will cover the INTASC standard 1: Teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry and structures of discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful to students.
- This assignment will also cover the NETS standard 1: Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity. This also fits under the indicator C portion: Promote students reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
- This vidcast series will be very useful to include in future lessons on health. Even though children may (and should be taught) about dental health at home, we feel that teaching children about this in the first grade is imperative in helping them instill healthy dental care habits while they are young.
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