The Whole Bite Club · Prep to Year 2 · Lesson 2 · The visit
The Whole Bite Club visit
The Whole Bite Club visit is the heart of the program — the whole unit is built around it. In this lesson, students take part in the visit: one coordinated session delivered by the Oral Health Home team. The visit has two parts: a 30-minute interactive whole-class lesson, followed by small-group sessions of four to six children (about 15 minutes each) where students practise brushing and flossing and take part in an individual oral health check. Lessons 3 to 5 build directly on what students experience during the visit, so the visit needs to be booked for the unit to run. To arrange your visit, contact Oral Health Home.
Learning intention
In this lesson, we will meet an oral health team, learn how our whole mouth works, and find out how the team helps us keep our teeth healthy.
Success criteria
I will know I am successful when I can:
Describe what an oral health professional does.
Explain that our teeth do different jobs, and that chewing works the muscles we use for eating and talking.
Show how to brush and clean between my teeth.
Explain one thing I learned from the visit.
Guiding questions
Who helps us look after our teeth?
What happens at an oral health check?
Why does looking after our whole mouth matter?
Vocabulary
oral health · dentist · oral health therapist · whole mouth · chew · check-up · mirror · plaque · clean · fluoride · toothbrush · floss · care
Australian Curriculum
AC9HPFP06, AC9HP2P06
Support
Pre-teach key vocabulary using visuals and simple definitions before the visit.
Prepare students by talking through what will happen, so they know what to expect and feel comfortable.
Challenge
Students prepare questions to ask the oral health team during the visit.
After the visit, students create a poster explaining what an oral health professional does.
Resources
Foundation – Year 2 Supporting Resource Pack
The Whole Bite Club visit, delivered free by Oral Health Home — book via admin@oralhealthhome.com
Puppets, tooth models, dental-themed toys, toothbrushes and floss (provided by the Oral Health Home team as part of the free visit)
A free take-home toothbrush pack for each checked child (provided as part of the visit)
Worksheets to print
My visit · /downloads/my-oral-health-visit-worksheet.pdf
My question, their answer · /downloads/3-4/my-question-their-answer.pdf
Interview record · /downloads/5-6/interview-record.pdf
Lesson 2: The Whole Bite Club visit (PowerPoint) · /downloads/decks/f-2/02-the-visit-slides.pptx
Lesson 2: The Whole Bite Club visit (PowerPoint) · /downloads/decks/3-4/02-the-visit-slides.pptx
Lesson 2: The Whole Bite Club visit (PowerPoint) · /downloads/decks/5-6/02-the-visit-slides.pptx
The Whole Bite Club visit · handout for the whiteboard
Teacher notes, slide by slide
The number beside each note is the slide it belongs to, counting from the first.
1.TitleThe Whole Bite Club visit
In this lesson, we will meet an oral health team, learn how our whole mouth works, and find out how the team helps us keep our teeth healthy. The visit is the heart of the program — the whole unit is built around it.
2.QuestionWho helps us look after our teeth?
Ask the guiding question: Who helps us look after our teeth? Record responses.
3.SlideMeet the oral health team
Explain that oral health therapists are trained to check and clean our teeth and to teach us how to look after our whole mouth. Let students know the Oral Health Home team will visit the class. Support: pre-teach key vocabulary using visuals and simple definitions before the visit.
4.QuestionWhat happens at an oral health check?
Think-pair-share: What do you think happens at an oral health check? Give partners a minute before sharing with the class.
5.SlideOur whole mouth works together
Students discover what different teeth do and why they matter, explore food textures and how we bite and chew, and learn how chewing works the muscles we use for eating and talking. The focus is on understanding the whole mouth — knowing why we care for our teeth is what turns a lesson into a habit.
6.QuestionWhy does looking after our whole mouth matter?
Guiding question. Draw out that the mouth is where eating, talking and smiling all happen, so caring for it looks after much more than teeth.
7.Choose a pathHas the Oral Health Home team booked a visit to our school?
Teacher choice. If your visit is booked, take the first branch to prepare the class for the day. If it is not booked yet, take the second branch, which stands in for the visit. The Whole Bite Club visit is required to run this program — to arrange a visit, contact Oral Health Home at admin@oralhealthhome.com.
8.WorksheetMy visit
Worksheet: My visit. Students draw and write about the visit — what they saw, what they learned, and one thing they will do to look after their teeth.
9.RecapWhat we found out
Recap the visit and unpack any new vocabulary. Ask students to share one thing they learned and one thing that surprised them. Challenge: students create a poster explaining what an oral health professional does.
If your visit is booked
These slides come straight after slide 7, then the lesson rejoins the notes above.
1.SlideWhat will happen on the day
The visit has two parts: a 30-minute interactive whole-class lesson, followed by small-group sessions of four to six children (about 15 minutes each) where students practise brushing and flossing. Each child has an individual oral health check and, where appropriate and with family consent, a remineralising treatment to help protect the teeth. Families receive full information and provide consent beforehand. Support: prepare students by talking through what will happen, so they know what to expect and feel comfortable.
2.SlideWho is coming to see us
The Oral Health Home team lead an interactive lesson using puppets, tooth models and active participation. Whole-class education and individual oral health checks are provided by registered oral health therapists. Every checked child receives a free colourful take-home toothbrush pack.
3.SlideQuestions we could ask
Challenge: students prepare questions to ask the oral health team during the visit. Record the class list on the board and keep it out on the day so children can ask their own question.
If there is no visit yet
These slides come straight after slide 7, then the lesson rejoins the notes above.
1.SlideWhat a check feels like
Describe what an oral health check involves so students know what to expect and feel comfortable. During a Whole Bite Club visit, children move into calm, supportive small groups to work at their own pace. No check is happening in class today — to arrange a visit, contact Oral Health Home at admin@oralhealthhome.com.
2.GameA check-up, in order
Children put the steps of a check-up in order. Talk through each step as it lands so the sequence is familiar before any real visit.
Where this comes from
The Whole Bite Club Teacher Guide · Oral Health Home. Held by Oral Health Home; not published online. The Foundation to Year 2 lessons themselves. Every lesson in this band is transcribed from the guide without paraphrase, so the guide is the source for the plan as well as for what it teaches.
Kids Health Info: Dental care · The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne · Opened 5 September 2026. That a check-up is a regular habit rather than something you go for when a tooth hurts, and roughly how often children go. https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Dental_care/
Policy Statement 2.2.1 - Fluoride Use · Australian Dental Association · Opened 5 September 2026. That professional application of a remineralising varnish is a clinical decision an oral health professional makes, rather than a routine applied to a whole population without one. It is not cited for what the Whole Bite Club visit does — painted on every child whose family said yes — which is the clinicians' own account of their own program and is registered as that. https://ada.org.au/policy-statement-2-2-1-fluoride-use
