Grade 1 Teeth on the Loose!

So many first graders have been telling me about their loose and missing teeth, I decided to make a lesson out of the topic.

First we read one fiction and one nonfiction book about loose teeth. Then students wrote down one fact they learned. Here are some of them:

• The top of your tooth is called the crown.
• Kids have 20 teeth. Adults have 32 teeth.
• If you eat a lot of candy, you might get cavities.
• Roots hold your teeth in.
• If you have a wiggly tooth, eat an apple.

Finally, the kids each placed a tooth on a chart showing how many teeth they've lost so far. Can you use it to answer the questions below?

• How many kids haven't lost any teeth yet?
• What is the most common number of lost teeth?
• Have more kids lost a total of 1 tooth or a total of 5 teeth?