Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name

Kelsey LeDoux, Caroline Jordan, Katie Flowers

Authors E-mail Address

Kledou4@lsu.edu, ejorda7@lsu.edu, kflowers@lsu.edu

Course Name(s)

ELRC

Course Number(s)

2507

Course Section(s)

Instructor(s) Name(s)

Deborah Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title

Dental Health Week

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Goals

The students will be able to demonstrate and explain correct

dental hygiene.

Content Questions

How often should children brush their teeth? What is the

dentists like? What are cavities?

Unit Summary

Lesson 1: Unit describes how to correctly brush teeth and why they need to be brushed.
Lesson 2: Unit describes what cavities are and how to prevent them.
Lesson 3: Unit describes how often you should go to the dentist and what it is like.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)

Oral Anatomy
Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]

K-2
6-8
ESL
Gifted and Talented

3-5
9-12
Resource
Other:

Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks

5.1 Explain the importance of taking care of teeth and preventing diseases.
5.2 Explain the importance of dental health cleaning and exams.
5.4 Demonstrate proper tooth brushing techniques.
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Your objectives should be listed on your daily plan.

Procedures

Lesson 1- Brushing and Flossing Teeth- Kelsey LeDoux

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Lesson 2- Cavities and How to Prevent Them- Caroline Jordan

Lesson 3 Dental Checkups Katie Flowers
Approximate Time Needed

One class period per lesson

Prerequisite Skills

Need to have knowledge of teeth; need to know basic ideas of nutrition; need to how to
cooperate in groups; and needs to know how to use the internet.
Materials and Resources

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera
Laser Disk
Computer(s)
Printer
Digital Camera
Projection System
DVD Player
Scanner
Internet Connection
Television

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other:

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Desktop Publishing
Internet Web Browser
E-mail Software
Multimedia
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Web Page Development

Word Processing
Other:

Printed Materials

Roger the Red Robot printout, flossing codes sheet, brushing

teeth homework sheet, word search,

Supplies

Toothbrush, floss, thumbtack,

Internet Resources

Others

http://2min2x.org/kids-healthy-mouths/
http://www.deltadentalmi.com/teachingtools
http://www.deltadentalmi.com/teachingtools
http://youtu.be/G0AO2VO2178
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com
http://abcya.com
http://knowyourteeth.com
http://youtube.com/watch?b=dDZ53NnXXrk
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Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource Student

Student will be given extra help with homework activities and

will be given extended periods of time to learn the songs and
finish the activities.

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Non-Native English
Speaker

http://www.mouthhealthykids.org/en/ worksheets and

information from this site will be given to Spanish speaking
children.

Gifted Student

Smart board activities for brushing teeth

Student Assessment

How are you going to assess the whole unit? I am including a unit plan rubric for you to use.

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