Brush the Cavity Germs Away!
Supplies and Preparation
- “Three Tiny Cavity Germs” song.
- Print “Brush the Cavity Germs Away” cutouts template. Use to cut story pieces out of felt.
- Use felt pieces on a flannel board.
- Large toothbrush.
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Instructions
To the tune of “Five Green and Speckled Frogs.” Use hand motions to show numbers, brushing, and germs falling away.
Here is my toothbrush! Pretend you are holding your toothbrush! And pretend we have cavity germs in our mouths. In our song there are three cavity germs—count them with me! Place the cavity germ felt pieces on the felt board as you count 1, 2, 3 with the children. Let’s see what happens to them.
Three tiny cavity germs
Sticking to all my teeth
Waiting for sweet and sticky treats
Oh, no!
One got all brushed away,
It simply could not stay. Use the toothbrush to “brush” one germ piece off.
Now there are two tiny cavity germs
Oh, no!
Two tiny cavity germs
Sticking to all my teeth
Waiting for chips and apple juice
Oh, no!
One got all brushed away,
It simply could not stay. Use the toothbrush to “brush” one germ piece off.
Now there is one tiny cavity germ
Oh, no!
One tiny cavity germ
Sticking to all my teeth
Waiting for one more treat to eat
Oh, no!
It’s been brushed away,
It simply could not stay. Use the toothbrush to “brush” one germ piece off.
Now there are no more cavity germs
Yippee!
