1. Sample Storyboard
Lesson: Vocabulary
Integrated Lesson: Eating Healthy Foods
Enrichment Lesson: Dentists – what they do and what tools they use
Word/Phrase Definition
Bicuspid A tooth that has two points
My tooth is killing me My tooth really hurts
Gauze A thin woven cloth used for medical purposes
Shabby Unfair, not thankful
Morsel A small piece of food
Permeate the dentine Spread around the tooth
Bless your little hearts An expression of thanks
Do you like to eat junk food? What kinds of food do you like to eat?
STORY:
I used to love eating junk food. But one day, I felt a pain in one of my teeth. It was my bicuspid.
(What does bicuspid mean?
Teacher asks students to feel with their tongue their teeth to look for their bicuspid)
My tooth hurt so bad that I shouted, “My tooth is killing me!”
(What did I mean when I said that my tooth was killing me?)
My mom took a small piece of fabric. She put the gauze on my tooth to help make it feel better.
(What is a gauze?)
She then said that I had to go to the dentist. I didn’t like her idea. Even though I know that
dentists help people, I did not really appreciate them. I knew it was shabby of me.
(What does shabby mean?)
Still, because my tooth hurt so badly, I went to see the dentist. It turned out that the dentist was
actually a very nice man. I started to feel better towards dentists. He told me to open my mouth
wide (teacher opens her mouth wide), and he examined my teeth.
“Oh the problem is simple. You just have a morsel in your tooth. It’s a little piece of potato
chip.”
(What is a morsel?)
The dentist took out the morsel, and started putting medicine on my tooth. Then he said, “Don’t
move your mouth first. The medicine must permeate the dentine. We have to let it spread
around the tooth.
(What does permeate the dentine mean?)
2. After that, my tooth felt so much better. I was so thankful that I said to the dentist and to my
mom for convincing me to go to him, “Bless your little hearts!”
(What did I mean when I said that? What kind our expression was it?)
I happily went home with my mom. From that day on, I did not eat junk food. Tasty apples are
now my favorite snack.
Just like me, have you gone to the dentist? How was it? What tools or gadgets did you see the
dentist use?
