Foundation to Year 2

Prep to Year 2 teaching resources

Five lessons built around three areas — healthy teeth, protecting teeth and caring for teeth — and around the Whole Bite Club visit. The lessons are designed to be taught in sequence. In the schools the club visits, about 40 to 45 per cent of children have already had tooth decay, and in some it is closer to half.

Key messages

The content of The Whole Bite Club is based on current evidence and best-practice preventive oral health:

Healthy teeth
Teeth are living parts of our body that do important jobs, and we grow two sets in our lifetime: baby teeth and adult teeth.
Protecting teeth
What we eat and drink affects our teeth. Tooth decay happens when germs in our mouth use sugar to make acid — a kind of infection — so choosing water and everyday foods, and keeping germs down, helps protect our teeth.
Caring for teeth
We keep our teeth healthy with good daily hygiene: brushing twice a day with an age-appropriate fluoride toothpaste, cleaning between our teeth, washing our face and hands, not sharing things that go in our mouths, and visiting an oral health professional.

The visit, part by part

What Oral Health Home runs on the day, and the lessons that build on each part.

1
Play & Learn
A 30-minute interactive show with puppets and big tooth models that gets the whole class joining in.
In class
- 2. The Whole Bite Club visit
2
Discover
Children find out what their different teeth do, feel food textures, and try biting and chewing for themselves.
In class
- 1. Meet your teeth
- 3. What causes tooth decay?
3
Practice
Small groups of four to six children practise brushing and flossing with an oral health therapist beside them.
In class
- 2. The Whole Bite Club visit
- 4. Looking after my face and mouth
4
Receive
Each child has an oral health check, including how their teeth bite together, and then takes home a free toothbrush + toothpaste pack. With consent, they also have a remineralising varnish.
In class
- 2. The Whole Bite Club visit
- 5. Healthy faces and bodies

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The lessons, the decks and the games are open to everyone. An account adds the files you print and a place to keep track.

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The lessons

Taught in order. Each one opens with its learning intention, success criteria and everything you need to run it.

Curriculum links

Aligned to the Health and Physical Education learning area of the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0.

AC9HPFP06
Foundation
identify health symbols, messages and strategies in their community that support their health and safety
Personal, social and community health — Making healthy and safe choices
AC9HP2P06
Year 1 and 2
investigate a range of health messages and practices in their community and discuss their purposes
Personal, social and community health — Making healthy and safe choices

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