Clean Teeth Examples Worksheet

Learning to take care of your teeth is one of the first health habits children build, and it starts with telling apart the things that keep teeth clean from the things that cause cavities. This clean teeth examples worksheet gives Kindergarten students a simple, picture-based way to sort that out. Young learners look at six everyday objects — a toothbrush, an apple, a lollipop, a cupcake, a bottle of soda and a tube of toothpaste — and decide which ones belong to a healthy smile. Because every choice is a picture rather than a sentence, children who are still learning to read can show what they know about dental health on their own.

This kindergarten dental health worksheet has two short parts. In Part A, students circle each picture that keeps teeth clean, which makes them stop and think about what a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste actually do compared with candy and sugary drinks. In Part B, they trace the words brush and floss on three-line handwriting guides and then write each word again on their own, so the two habits they just identified become words they can read and write. Use it during a health unit, as a follow-up to a dentist visit, in a February dental health month center, or as a quick morning warm-up.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• 6 circle-the-picture health choices and 2 traced handwriting words

This clean teeth examples worksheet helps children learn the skill three ways. First, it turns an abstract health rule into a concrete choice: instead of hearing “sugar is bad for your teeth,” a child looks at a lollipop and decides for themself. Second, the picture format removes the reading barrier, so a five-year-old is judged on what they understand about dental care rather than on how well they decode. Third, tracing and writing brush and floss attaches vocabulary to the habit, which is what makes a child able to talk about it at home. The included answer key makes checking the page a ten-second job for a teacher, a parent or a classroom helper.

Teachers and parents can stretch this lesson well past the page. Set out a real toothbrush, a travel tube of toothpaste and a container of floss and let children handle them while they name each one. Give every child two paper plates labeled with a smiling tooth and a sad tooth and have them sort grocery-store pictures onto the right plate. Practice the two-minute brush with a sand timer so the length becomes familiar. Read a picture book about a first dentist visit, then ask children to draw the healthiest snack they can think of. Sing along with the song below while pretending to brush, and finish the week by having each child tell a partner one thing they will do to keep their teeth clean.

Related Resources

• Clean Teeth Worksheet – Sorting
• Brushing Your Teeth Sequencing Worksheet
• Taking Care of Your Teeth Worksheet
• Brush My Teeth Song (Have Fun Teaching on YouTube)