How to brush your teeth

From Smile and Learn

How to brush your teeth
4 minK1st2ndHealth
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Summary

Shows how and when to brush teeth properly to keep them clean and healthy. Builds a daily self-care habit.

Viewer safety

All ages

Gentle animated educational content, safe to show cold; still worth a quick preview to match it to your lesson.

Our rating is a quick teacher-to-teacher guide — preview before showing.

Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Talk about it

Brushing twice a day removes bits of food and germs that can hurt teeth. Reaching every tooth keeps your smile healthy.

  1. How many times a day should you brush your teeth?
  2. Why is it important to brush the back teeth too?
  3. What could happen to teeth that are never brushed?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: brush, toothpaste, cavity, healthy.

Try it: Show how you'd brush the top, bottom, front, and back teeth. Count to 30 for each section.