Oral Health: Skin of Your Teeth

Learning Activities: WRITE

Letter From A Tooth

Imagine you were one of the “teeth” in the Skin of Your Teeth film. Write a letter to yourself saying what things you should do to take better care of your teeth. This activity can take place after viewing the film and relevant examples from the photographs section of the pack can be included as a prompt.

Promotional Poster

Design a poster that should promote one of the following messages about our oral health:

• We should brush our teeth twice a day and after meals
• We should floss our teeth daily
• We should visit the dentist at least twice a year
• We should cut down on sugary food and drink

Write Your Own Script

After watching “The Skin of Your Teeth” hand out one of the stills from the film to each group (this could be one or other of “Family”, “Friends”, “Reception”, “Teeth”, “Waiting Room”). Now, imagine yourselves in the picture shown and write a short script about what is happening in the picture. The content of this is up to you – it does not have to be the same as in the film other than the setting.

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